John Salerno wrote:
> Paul Rubin wrote:
>
>
>>Oh, I see. You really want something like repeat...while, which Python
>>doesn't have. Anyway I start to prefer something like (untested):
>>
>> def create_db_name(self):
>> try:
>> while True:
>> dlg = wx.TextEntryDialog(self.frame, 'Enter a database name:',
>> 'Create New Database')
>> if dlg.ShowModal() != wx.ID_OK:
>> return None
>> db_name = dlg.GetValue()
>> if db_name:
>> return db_name
>> pop_up_error_dialog("please enter a value or press cancel")
>> finally:
>> dlg.Destroy()
>
>
> Interesting. Some variation of this might suit me, but I think one other
> problem I'm having is that the ShowModal() method returns whenever a
> button is pressed, so even if OK is pressed with an empty string in the
> box, the dialog disappears and returns an "OK" value. I'll have to check
> in the wxpython group on how to handle this one, I think.
I suspect you need to use a validator so the user can't click OK until
they've put a value int eh text entry item.
regards
Steve
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