You may want to use tkwait.window(tt) If the below is in a function, then tkwait.window(tt) will wait until the window goes away (the user clicking on the button) before continuing with the code, then you can return the result after that.
Hope this helps, -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [email protected] 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of RagingJim > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [R] Using text put into a dialog box > > > I have written in R this: > > require(tcltk) > tt<-tktoplevel() > Name <- tclVar("") > entry.Name <-tkentry(tt,width="20",textvariable=Name) > tkgrid(tklabel(tt,text="Please enter site number.")) > tkgrid(entry.Name) > OnOK <- function() > > { > NameVal <- tclvalue(Name) > use.this=NameVal > tkdestroy(tt) > } > > OK.but <-tkbutton(tt,text=" OK ",command=OnOK) > tkbind(entry.Name, "<Return>",OnOK) > tkgrid(OK.but) > tkfocus(tt) > > Fairly simple, yet I am trying to figure out how to save the text that > the > user writes into the text box. This data will then be used for a query > into > a SQL database. How do I go about using what is written? > > Cheers > -- > View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/Using-text-put-into- > a-dialog-box-tp1555761p1555761.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
