#include <GUIConstants.au3> GUICreate("My GUICtrlRead") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered $n1=GUICtrlCreateList ("", 10,10,-1,100 ) GUICtrlSetData(-1,"item1|item2|item3", "item2") $n2=GUICtrlCreateButton ("button",0,100) GUICtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_FOCUS) ; the focus is on this button GUISetState () ; will display an empty dialog box ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed Do $msg = GUIGetMsg() if $msg = $n2 then msgbox(0,"list=", GUICtrlRead($n1)) ; display the value endif Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE