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SuperStrict Import maxgui.drivers 'If you use the SVN version of MaxGUI. Comment it out if you don't Local MyWindow:TGadget=CreateWindow("TextField Example", 200,200,320,240) Local Label0:TGadget=CreateLabel("Number:",10,10,100,20,MyWindow) Local Label1:TGadget=CreateLabel("You have keyed in:",10,40,200,40,MyWindow) Local MyInput:TGadget=CreateTextField(110,10,180,20,MyWindow) Repeat WaitEvent() Select EventID() Case EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE End Case EVENT_GADGETACTION Local textin:String=TextFieldText(MyInput) Local int_text:Int=Int(textin) SetGadgetText(Label1,"You have keyed in:"+ int_text) End Select Forever