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Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:42 pm**

Hello,

I am attempting to script the placement of multiline text into a field when a user presses a button. It's probably my syntax knowledge that is letting me down (and my google-fu).
The scenario is when a user presses a button
This is copied into a field

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Line one of the text
Line two of the text
Line three

In other languages there are escape characters such as "/n" which would insert new line. So the string would be something like:

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"Line one of the text /n Line two of the text /n Line three"

[/i]

Could someone please let me know how the above would be structured in Livecode. I know it's

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put the text "foo" into the field "bar"

but how can I structure "foo"?

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:48 pm**

Hello SheyMouse,

a new line is "made" with CR in Livecode, so do this:
...
put "This is line 1" & CR & "This is line 2" & CR & "This is line 3" into foo
put foo into fld "wherever"
...

Best

Klaus

P.S.
Did you already check these great stacks:
http://www.hyperactivesw.com/revscriptc ... ences.html

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:48 pm**

try this:

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put "Line one of the text" & cr & "Line two of the text" & cr & "Line three" into field "bar"

CR = carriage return

HTH,

--Sefro

edit: As usual, Klaus was quickest on the draw.

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