How to Create a Read-Only Scrollable Field

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To make a scrollable, read-only field in FoxPro, you must create the field as an edit region with the NOMODIFY clause attached, as follows:

1. Create a new screen.

2. Click the edit region tool in FoxPro for Windows, or add an Edit field

   in FoxPro for MS-DOS.

3. Create an edit region for a memo or long character field.

4. In the Edit Region dialog box, select the Scroll Bar On Edit Region

   checkbox.

5. In the message snippet, add the following as an expression:

      "" NOMODIFY

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a MEMO FIELD READ ONLY NO EDIT NOEDIT KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995