Works like a charm. Thanks Yuri! :o)


>>Ok, it's Friday. Must be why I can't see the forest...
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>>I can programmatically pass information correctly to a bluetooth device using this format (the format is the bluetooth device's programming language syntax):
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>>lnBytes = thisform.zOcx.Send([! U1 GETVAR "bluetooth.authentication"]+CHR(13)+CHR(10))
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>>That succeeds. However, if I type
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>>! U1 GETVAR "bluetooth.authentication"
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>>in a textbox and try this:
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>>lnBytes = thisform.zOcx.Send(thisform.text1.value+CHR(13)+CHR(10))
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>>it fails. So does passing single quotes or square brackets. I need to pass a value INSIDE double quotes taken from a value typed in the textbox and pass the double quotes in the string. Any ideas? What obvious thing am I missing this time? :o)
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>lnBytes = thisform.zOcx.Send("["+alltr(thisform.text1.value)+"]"+CHR(13)+CHR(10))