Text Box L Directive

Syntax

%L%

Description

You can turn a standard text box control into a Xbasic Code Editor using the %L% formatting code. You should define column and row dimensions for the text box that are large enough to display a reasonable size code editor.

Code = ""

Result = ui_dlg_box("Script",<<%dlg%

{region}

Type in some Xbasic code, then click OK to execute the code.;

{line=1,0};

[%L%.80,15code]

{endregion};

{region}

<*15&OK> <15&Cancel>;

{endregion}

%dlg%)

if result = "&OK" then

evaluate_template(code)

end if

This script produces this dialog: [Picture]