View / User prompt help!!!

I am trying to use secondary views to retrieve user input. Is there a better way to do this than the way I am trying below. Simply, a main view window launches two separate view windows to retrieve user input. However, the two sub views return immediately and don't wait for user input. I've tried adding the 'do-event word after the 'layout of get-input but it only allows the retrieval of the first variable (this snippet isn't working perfectly either as it isn't returning the first variable). Anyway, any help/alternative approaches is appreciated. Brock Kalef __________ rebol[] sched-styles: stylize [ but: button 200x18 font-size 9 edge [size: 1x1] fld: field 100x18 font-size 9 edge [size: 1x1] txt: text font-size 9 ] test: layout [ button "Try" [data] ] get-input: func [message [string!] /local return-var input-view] [ print "Now in get-input function" input-view: layout [ styles sched-styles text :message return-var: fld button "OK" [unview input-view] ] print return-var/text focus return-var view input-view do-events ; stops execution until gui events have completed. :return-var/text ] data: does [ until [ fday: get-input "Enter FIRST day to schedule (MM-DD): " print "FDAY: " fday fday ] until [ lday: get-input "Enter last day to schedule ([YYYY-]MM-DD): " print "LDAY: " lday lday ] ] view test

Hi Brok, Give a look at the standard function request-date or at: request (function) request-color (function) request-date (function) request-download (function) request-file (function) request-list (function) request-pass (function) request-text (function) and at their code.

>> help request-date

>> request-date

Romano, Ah yes, these will do nicely. It's amazing how many times you look through the online docs you miss these great functions. I've seen request file but the others I have not - so thanks a million. Brock