[Gambas-user] prb:Left() does not work correct.

[Benoit Minisini]

On Friday 28 April 2006 13:31, ron wrote:
> > Found something.
> > when I place only 3 textbox controls on the form it works
> > adding some other as button, labels and listbox, is still works
> > selecting the 3 working textbox, do cut and past so they are not
> > the *first* controls checked for tag it does not work any more
> > select all other, do cut and past and it works again.
> >
> > Look to me as the first tag is null/empty or not used it does not work.
> > Test done by remove the first tag, not working, add the tag and it works.
> >
> > This must be a bug somewhere, I do not see the logic of it.
> >
> > Ron
>
> Sorry for kicking.
>
> Findings:
> 3 TextBox controls on form with a .Tag property filled with a word.
> Using the Left(TextBox#,2) on them returns for all 3 the 2 letters.
> If the first .Tag is cleared ( in property sheet) the Left does not
> work any more on the other 2 Controls.
> The 3 TextBox.Tag are read with a Sub in a For Next loop.
> Using a temp string variable for the .Tag does work.
>
> Syntax say: Result = Left$ ( String [ , Length ] )
> Tag is however a Variant. In VB this is alowed as substitut for String
> and I belived it was in Gambas too.
>
> Any time to confirm the behaviour/problem?
>
> TIA
>
> Ron
>

Can you send me your project, or better, can you isolate the bug and send me a 
stripped project that reproduce the bug?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini