Use a Multi-line Edit Box

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Use a Multi-line Edit Box
Example 200 - Rating: common
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This example demonstrates the use of the multi-line edit box.

Form S_200FA demonstrates the straightforward load and save that can be used if all multi-line edit box text is entered into the system via the edit box.



Form S_200FC shows the format of the multi-line edit box list data, and shows how a text stream from an external source of text needs to be processed in order to be displayed correctly in the edit box. (This consists of identifying any trailing blanks in each entry, and adding the same number of blanks to the beginning of the next entry).



Notes and Suggestions

The processing in a multi-line edit box is controlled by several properties. Have a close look at how the properties of the example multiline edit boxes are set.

Keywords
Example 200multi-line memo edit box
memo boxMultiline edit box