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    Text file display

    I have a form which has a Text1 text object on it.
    There is a text file the name of which is contained in a global variable TextFileName.
    When the form is opened the OnInit event opens the text file and put its text contents in the Text1.

    This works fine except that the text file is bigger than the text object will allow and not all the text appears.

    Is there an easy way round this or a way to call up Windows Notepad to open with my text file contents in it?
    Mike Vance

    #2
    RE: Text file display

    Assuming notepad is the registered editor for text files with the .txt extension and assuming the root C: directory

    sys_edit("C:"+chr(92)+TextFileName+".TXT")
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      RE: Text file display

      Many thanks Stan. Will try that. Mike

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        #4
        RE: Text file display

        Mike:
        ""This works fine except that the text file is bigger than the text object will allow and not all the text appears. ""

        You could make the text object as big as you want.

        ""There is a text file the name of which is contained in a global variable TextFileName.
        When the form is opened the OnInit event opens the text file and put its text contents in the Text1. ""

        What you describe is exactly what a memo field does: have you considered using a memo field instead?
        Gabe

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          #5
          RE: Text file display

          The memo field seems only for use in a table and I just want a simple text box field on the form which seems to have a maximum of 256 characters.

          Stan's sys_edit works very well except that one of the files I need to use must have an extension of .SIA not .TXT and I need to associate notepad with that file type in my xbasic code if it is not already an associated file type.

          I appreciate your and Stan's help. Mike

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            #6
            RE: Text file display

            Instead of a text object, how about an RTF?
            Gabe

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              #7
              RE: Text file display

              Gabe - I tried RTF but could get it to work with plain text
              Here is the code I used:-
              Text1.text=""
              TextFilename="a:w275955.sia"
              file_pointer=file.open(TextFilename,FILE_RO_EXCLUSIVE)
              while .not. file_pointer.eof()
              TempString=file_pointer.read_line()
              Text1.text=Text1.text+TempString
              end while
              file_pointer.flush()
              file_pointer.close()
              'the next line was Stan's code - I changed this and it work very well except my clients may not have associated the .SIA file type
              'sys_edit("C:"+chr(92)+TextFileName+".TXT")
              sys_edit(TextFilename)

              Mike

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                #8
                RE: Text file display

                Mike,

                Yes, there is a limitation of 255 for character type fields.
                (Text Box). However, depending on why you need this "text box", you could possibly break it up into several fields aligned next or under each other.

                ie:
                field1(length 100) field1(length 100) field1(length 100) field1(length 100)

                or

                field1(length 100)
                field1(length 100)
                field1(length 100)
                field1(length 100)

                Are you going to store that data anywhere? Perhaps if you clarify the usage we can better advise you.

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                  #9
                  RE: Text file display

                  This should work with any file that notepad can open

                  sys_shell("c:\windows\notepad.exe c:"+chr(92)+TextFileName,1)
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    RE: Text file display

                    The file is used to send quarterly payroll information to our island's Social Security Department and must be in a prescribed format. the number of text lines depends on how many employees are on the payroll. It could be two or 100 so the file size varies considerably and splitting it into blocks of 100 would not be easy to code/display. Mike

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                      #11
                      RE: Text file display

                      Great Stan. That looks like what I want. Will try again tomorrow. It's 17:00 in Guernsey and my wife has told me to take her shopping. Thanks for your help. Mike

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                        #12
                        RE: Text file display

                        Thank you very much Stan. Your Sys_shell code did exactly what I was seeking to achieve. Much obliged. Mike

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