Extending INPUT POPUP past end of line

[Richard Tartaglias]

Jeff Harrison <jeffaharrison at yahoo.com> wrote:
--- Richard Tartaglias 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.

Thanks Jeff

That is quite the work aoround.

Rich Tartaglia  




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