when i run //echo $did($dname,20.state i get the text set in the dialog check "text",20, 1 1 1 1 i dont get a 1 or 0

//echo -a $did($dname,20).state
the -a is to echo it in the ACTIVE window, u have to use this switch in this case becuz the first switch of that /echo command is the color number and it thinks that 0/1 is the color
so u need to use that number after the switches
also $dname will work only if it's inside a dialog event, if it's not replace it with the dialog name

i had my parend in the wrong position i had $did($dname,20.state) not $did($dname,20).state