Hi Monks! I am trying to write a sub function that returns values to the main function using TK GUI. I got the listbox working but cant seem to get the text box to return values to the main function. Here is my code, 
sub myListBox{
my @choice1;
my $path;
my @listbox_items = @_;

my $mw = MainWindow->new;
$mw->protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW',sub{return;});
my $lsb = $mw -> Frame();
$mw->title("Select terms");
my $lb = $mw->Scrolled("Listbox", 
       -scrollbars => "osoe",
       -height => 200,
       -width => 400,
       -selectmode => "multiple",
       -exportselection =>1)->pack( );
       
       $lb->insert('end', @listbox_items);
       $lb->pack(-side => "left");
       $lb->Button(-text => "Exit",
             -command => sub{exit; })->pack(-side => "bottom",
                                     -fill => 'x');
       $mw->Button(-text=>"Select", 
             -command => sub {
            foreach ($lb->curselection()) {
                        push @choice1, $listbox_items[$_];
                        }
                     $mw->destroy()},
     )->pack(-side => "bottom",
            -fill => 'x');

                            
my $label = $mw->Label(-text=>"Enter Directory Path:")->pack( );      
+                      
my $entry = $mw->Entry()->pack( );
my $localpath = $entry->get();
MainLoop;

return @choice1,$localpath;
}

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No value is returned for $localpath. The code runs fine for just the listbox. But when I start adding radio buttons and text boxes, the code gets messed up. My idea is to have a listbox in the left, radiobuttons on top right and text box on bottom right. Any help will be highly appreciated.

In reply to Listbox, radio buttons and text box in sub function? by Ppeoc

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