how to locate the item After sorting

[Kevin]

all of your code under case ID_OK should be moved. it isn't needed there as can do the same after the dialog closes
this is where it should be

Macro M3
Trigger A1     

Code:

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str pattern="(?:.*\:sub\..*)"
_s.getmacro("A1" 0)
str d
int i
ARRAY(str) a 
findrx(_s pattern 0 4 a)
a.sort 
for i 0 a.len
,d.formata("%s[]" a[0 i])
d.trim


str dd=
;BEGIN DIALOG
;0 "" 0x90C80AC8 0x0 0 0 224 136 "Dialog" "4"
;3 ComboBox 0x54230641 0x0 8 8 96 122 ""
;1 Button 0x54030001 0x4 116 116 48 14 "OK"
;2 Button 0x54030000 0x4 168 116 48 14 "Cancel"
;END DIALOG
;DIALOG EDITOR: "" 0x2040B01 "*" "" "" ""

str controls = "3"
str cb3=d
if(!ShowDialog(dd &sub.DlgProc &controls)) ret
TO_CBGetItem(cb3)
out cb3
_s.getmacro("A1" 0)
int cp=findrx(_s cb3)
out cp
mac+ "A1"
int h=GetQmCodeEditor
SendMessage(h SCI.SCI_GOTOPOS cp 0)
SendMessage(h SCI.SCI_SETSEL cp cp+9)

#sub DlgProc
function# hDlg message wParam lParam

sel message
,case WM_INITDIALOG
,case WM_DESTROY
,case WM_COMMAND goto messages2
ret
;messages2
sel wParam
,case IDOK
,case IDCANCEL
ret 1