Extending INPUT POPUP past end of line

[Jeff Harrison]

--- Richard Tartaglias <fp at masscollector.com> wrote:

> 
> I am writing code that checks the input of a field
> “@wlf38”. If what is expected in field 38 is not
> present I am looking for input from the operator.
> There are not enough spaces on the INPUT POPUP line
> for me to fit my statement and request a response. 
> 
>  
> 
> Is there a way to extend past the 120 correctors
> allowed on a line and finish on the next line of the
> processing table. Or should I be looking at a
> different command like LISTBOX to do the job?
> 
>  

You can get more than 120 characters in an input popup
statement by usnig dummy fields and the \n character
for a new line.  Here is an example on how you can do
this.

::xx(10):
::xz="This is a test of the input popup line length,
this is only a test\n":
::xy=xz&"If this had been an actual popup...":
::input popup xx xy:

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com

Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
imports.



		
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