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 Introducing PTWin32 |
There are a number of different field types throughout PTWin32 that help in classifying and facilitating your various data formats. There
are fields that hold dates, dollar amounts, numbers, and lists of possible
choices for values among others. One
of the most common field types available on PTWin32 windows is a Memo
field. While other fields limit the number of characters you can type into them Memo
fields do not restrict the length of your value. Memo
fields get as long as you need them to even if you want the field to hold 50+
pages of text. On
PTWin32 windows Memo fields show as much text as can fit in the display
area of the field. You can use the 4 arrow keys along with the Home and End
keys to display that portion of the value that can be shown in the display area. However,
to the right of each Memo field on a PTWin32 window you will find a
button with an icon that looks like a stack of papers. Pushing this button will
display the Memo Edit Dialog Box. Once
you have displayed a long value in a Memo Edit Dialog Box you can move
through the value using your arrow keys, the Home and End keys,
and the Page Up and Page Down keys. Holding
down the Control key and simultaneously pressing the End key will
bring you to the last character in the value. A Control / Home
combination brings you to the first character in the value. Using Control
/ Right Arrow and Left Arrow moves through the value one word at a
time, and you can Select, Overwrite, or Insert any changes
you would like to make. Additionally,
you can Copy and Paste from any other Windows text editing
software Like MS Word or Word Perfect. Most
word processors include some formatting codes in the text you Copy that
tells the Memo field where paragraphs, indentations, etc are located in
the value. However, there are some codes and or characters that cannot be
translated into the Memo field’s ASCII character set. For example,
bullet characters might be converted to asterisks, as the bullet image in your
word processor is not a character per se.
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