How do you insert a carriage return in a prompt for an amper variable? For example, say I have something like this:

  
-PROMPT &DISB4ID.(D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,M,N,W,X).ID4 - FALL=D-G SPR=H-K SUMM=M N W X.

The prompt will display as

ID4 - FALL=D-G SPR=H-K SUMM=M N W X

... with a one character combo box below it. I would rather it look more like this

ID4
FALL=D-G
SPR=H-K
SUMM=M N X W

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Kathryn Henning>,

cr is & # 1 0 and lf is & # 1 3
(blank spaces b/w characters inserted just to make them show up on the forum)

I apologize for my inexperience, but I am not sure I understand. I have tried a couple of variations on the code:

  

-PROMPT &DISB4ID.(D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,M,N,W,X).ID4 & # 1 0 FALL=D-G SPR=H-K SUMM=M N W X.

Returns this:

 
ID4 FALL=D-G SPR=H-K SUMM=M N W X         #10
[COMBO BOX]                               [TEXT BOX]

 

This

  

-PROMPT &DISB4ID.(D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,M,N,W,X).ID4& # 1 0 FALL=D-G SPR=H-K SUMM=M N W X.

Produces this

  
DISB41D              #10FALL
[COMBO BOX]          [TEXT BOX]

(As in yours the spaces between are not there.)

don't know that it will work, i'm just telling you what the codes are for carriage return and for line feed. remember to escape the & character by following it with the pipe character | .
just having the & will cause wf to think you're talking about an & variable.

I tried adding a pipe, but it just adds a literal pipe to the prompt label. So, there may not be a way to do it. I really appreciate you trying to help.

Even if you succeed in passing it through to the HTML page, HTML will treat CR LF as whitespace.

Try <BR> instead:

-PROMPT &DISB4ID.(D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,M,N,W,X).ID4<BR>FALL=D-G<BR>SPR=H-K<BR>SUMM=M N W X.

Hmm. Well, I thought that would work, but it reports this:

  
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'FALL=D-G' ---ERROR
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'SPR=H-K' ---ERROR
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'SUMM=M N W X' ---ERROR

i get this when i try that:
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'FALL=D-G' ---ERROR
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'SPR=H-K' ---ERROR
ibihash_getStr : ERROR--- can't translate string 'SUMM=M N W X' ---ERROR

Allow me to ask for clarity on this. Are you wanting this "Prompt" to show up for the users using the "Auto Prompting", or in a "Launch Page"?

Consider this:

-SET &WFFMT=&WFFMT.(<Excel,EXL2K>,<Screen,HTML>).Report Format:.;

That produces this:

I am able to populate the prompt box. What I need is to be able to is set a line break in the prompt label. Using your, Doug, as an example, I am trying to get Report Format: to print like this --

Report
Format:

The labels I need to add are a bit long and messy.

This:

quote:

C:\Users\samuer\Desktop\CURRENT PROJECTS\Prompts

is not viewable from within FocalPoint.

Have you considered using the HTML Composer to create a Launch Page for your fex/

Sorry.

I'm beginning to think a Launch Page needs to be the next phase of my learning. We have to connect to the server remotely, and the site that hosts it is pretty strict on what they allow off-site programmers do. No one here has tried yet. Guess I'll break some new ground.

oh totally!

The problem that you will have achieving this is due to the fact that the autoprompting is achieved using XSL.

I have tried several methods to "encourage" a line feed within the prompt label but had no success at all.

In the interests of moving you forward, before you embark upon your HTML composer career, is the following code snippet any use? I admit that it is a little cumbersome compared to what you would really like but it would give your end users an indication of code decriptions?

-* The following code should be on one line.
-SET &DUMMY = &DISB4ID.(<D (Fall),D>,<E (Fall),E>,<F (Fall),F>,<G (Fall),G>,<H (Spring),H>,<I (Spring),I>,<J (Spring),J>
,<K (Spring),K>,<M (Summer),M>,<N (Summer),N>,<W (Summer),W>,<X (Summer),X>).ID4.;

T

Don't fear too much as "you embark upon your HTML composer career"... It's really not that bad or hard...

Also, see Kerry's post on Thu Jan 31 2013 15:50 at: Upcoming: Higher Education Virtual - Winston Salem State University on 06/20 for more information on the "HTML Composer".

@ Tony A -- I must be missing something, because when I run the code, the browser just freezes.

@ Doug -- Thank you for the link. I registered and sent the link to my coworker as well.

Sam,

Did you put the code on just 1 line as mentioned in the first row comment?

Works fine for me in 7.7.03

T

Yes, it is all one line.

I'm using version 7.6.11

-SET &DUMMY = &DISB4ID.(<D (Fall),D>,<E (Fall),E>,<F (Fall),F>,<G (Fall),G>,<H (Spring),H>,<I (Spring),I>,<J (Spring),J>,<K (Spring),K>,<M (Summer),M>,<N (Summer),N>,<W (Summer),W>,<X (Summer),X>).ID4.;
  

Just ran it on a 7.6.10 install with autoprompt turned on and it also works fine.

Just in case, I took your code from the above post and used that (you never know ) and that worked OK on both versions.

What browser are you using - I guess I.E. but which abomination version? I am using I.E. 8 in both.

T

No problem. I understand.

IE v. 10

I assume my autoprompt is turned on, or else I wouldn't be receiving autoprompts. But just in case, how do I check?

You would need to access the client server console - probably not something that you have access to given your previous statement!

However, you are correct in assuming that, if you are getting the autoprompt screen (give away is the page title - "WebFOCUS Autoprompting Facility"!) then it is turned on.

Have you tried a new fex with just that line of code within it? If that runs OK then it may be something else lurking in the depths of your code.

T

Using a different .fex with just that line of code still results in the browser just going blank. :sigh:

I think it's looking like there is some super secret security in place on the remote server to keep us offsite programmers from wandering out into the street and getting run over by autoprompts.

Thanks everyone for trying, though.

That's a shame, not sure what the underlying cause of that is. Can you try with compatability mode on?

As for autoprompting, you can also check the value for the variable &WFDESCRIBE by issuing -? & SAVEPRINT (ala Francis Mariani!) and if the value is anything other than OFF you have autoprompting turned on. The usual setting is XMLPROMPT.

T