On 4/5/06, Graham Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm interested in truncating a character string to a certain number > of pixels. As part of this process, I put the string into field and > check the field's formattedWidth. My script says > > put the formattedWidth of field "myField" into myTemp > > I can verify that the string is really there and is not null. > > The RR docs says: > > > If you specify a field, the formattedWidth reports the width > > required by the field's text. > > Well, for me sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't. When it > doesn't, the formattedWidth reports zero. I guess this is something > to do with me forgetting to give any specific attributes of font or > type size to the field (or the string), but what rules then apply? I > am finding this very mysterious. I am pretty sure I can cook up a > foolproof recipe for getting the zero, but before I do maybe someone > could explain what is likely to be happening here.
I have used this method several times with no problems, but you must make sure the field's dontWrap is set to true. Cheers, Sarah _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
