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Novice Xpression user, modifying a project I built during training.  Project took user text input, converted to time format, did some stuff, then spit out a countdown time.  Works great except if the user added a line return in the published target time input.  So I'm looking to constrain user input, preferably to 5 characters (eg, 09:55) with no ability to add line returns.   Thoughts?  Thanks in advance!

Just guessing here.  I doubt that you can prevent a line return from being in a text box.  If you want it to be free to type whatever into that box, a line return is a character that can be typed.

On the character limit.  That is an option on layout side to select to max a maximum number of characters available in a text box. - https://youtu.be/qnU0C09avdU

Novice Xpression user, modifying a project I built during training.  Project took user text input, converted to time format, did some stuff, then spit out a countdown time.  Works great except if the user added a line return in the published target time input.  So I'm looking to constrain user input, preferably to 5 characters (eg, 09:55) with no ability to add line returns.   Thoughts?  Thanks in advance!

Yes, so easy!  Just set a hard limit of 5 characters.  It'd been so long I forgot that was there.  Thanks!

Just guessing here.  I doubt that you can prevent a line return from being in a text box.  If you want it to be free to type whatever into that box, a line return is a character that can be typed.

On the character limit.  That is an option on layout side to select to max a maximum number of characters available in a text box. - https://youtu.be/qnU0C09avdU

Novice Xpression user, modifying a project I built during training.  Project took user text input, converted to time format, did some stuff, then spit out a countdown time.  Works great except if the user added a line return in the published target time input.  So I'm looking to constrain user input, preferably to 5 characters (eg, 09:55) with no ability to add line returns.   Thoughts?  Thanks in advance!

Here is another way. Put the script into input text object

        Dim charlist() As Char = {" ", Chr(10), Chr(13), Chr(9)}
        Text = Text.Trim(charlist)

Yes, so easy!  Just set a hard limit of 5 characters.  It'd been so long I forgot that was there.  Thanks!

Just guessing here.  I doubt that you can prevent a line return from being in a text box.  If you want it to be free to type whatever into that box, a line return is a character that can be typed.

On the character limit.  That is an option on layout side to select to max a maximum number of characters available in a text box. - https://youtu.be/qnU0C09avdU

Novice Xpression user, modifying a project I built during training.  Project took user text input, converted to time format, did some stuff, then spit out a countdown time.  Works great except if the user added a line return in the published target time input.  So I'm looking to constrain user input, preferably to 5 characters (eg, 09:55) with no ability to add line returns.   Thoughts?  Thanks in advance!

Original Message:
Sent: 6/9/2023 4:28:00 AM
From: Roma
Subject: RE: Xpression - constrain user input text?

Here is another way. Put the script into input text object

        Dim charlist() As Char = {" ", Chr(10), Chr(13), Chr(9)}        Text = Text.Trim(charlist)

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Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 06-08-2023 10:45
From: Bob
Subject: Xpression - constrain user input text?

Yes, so easy!  Just set a hard limit of 5 characters.  It'd been so long I forgot that was there.  Thanks!

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Bob Woodhead
Johns Creek United States

Original Message:
Sent: 06-08-2023 10:22
From: Garrett
Subject: Xpression - constrain user input text?

Just guessing here.  I doubt that you can prevent a line return from being in a text box.  If you want it to be free to type whatever into that box, a line return is a character that can be typed.

On the character limit.  That is an option on layout side to select to max a maximum number of characters available in a text box. - https://youtu.be/qnU0C09avdU

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Garrett Hall
Overtime Elite

Original Message:
Sent: 06-07-2023 09:39
From: Bob
Subject: Xpression - constrain user input text?

Novice Xpression user, modifying a project I built during training.  Project took user text input, converted to time format, did some stuff, then spit out a countdown time.  Works great except if the user added a line return in the published target time input.  So I'm looking to constrain user input, preferably to 5 characters (eg, 09:55) with no ability to add line returns.   Thoughts?  Thanks in advance!

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Bob Woodhead
Johns Creek United States
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