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Chapter 20: Editing Text Block Settings
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Example: Using an Update Field Event to FILL the current
value of a field
value of a field
Text Block 1 ‘Membership Details’ of our environment contains the member’s
contact name. We are going to create a field and extract the name data from the
printstream to fill the current value of the field.
contact name. We are going to create a field and extract the name data from the
printstream to fill the current value of the field.
In the text block, the edit tool has been used to establish the first line and character
position of the name and the number of characters.
position of the name and the number of characters.
To use an Update Field event to fill a field:
1. Add the alphanumeric
field ‘MembName’ to the
Field List.
field ‘MembName’ to the
Field List.
5. Click on the Field
button to display the
Field List.
Field List.
2. Use the View tool to select the Membership Details text block and display the
View/Change Text Block Settings dialogue.
3. Click on the ‘Events’ button to display the View/Change Event List dialogue.
4. Choose Update Field from the drop-down menu and click on the Add button to
display the Update Field Event dialogue.