I have a screen, which the user keys in details for specific end product.The last column will be remarks for the end product (at the edge of the screen) .

Although the column is the column display length is 30, the screen will only show the 1 character of the whole column. But, the user can enter more than that. When I use F3 to check the column, I can see that what I entered. Whenever I press -] key, the cursor will go to the next line 2), when it should've move further back on the same line.

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Serial_No Time Date Grade Converted_grade Remarks

1)

2)

3)

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The above is roughly how the screen looks like.

My question is why is the screen behaving that way?

Edit the prompt (shift-f6) in Paint and check the Maximum length parameter.

I checked the prompt, the maximum length is 30.

Is that normal?

That's max length vs display length?

Display length is the width of the prompt on the screen.

Max length limits the total number of characters that can be entered into the field. Normally this is set to null (theoretically 64K). If it was set to 1 this could account for the behavior you are seeing.

Are there any patterns, iconvs, post-prompt or perpetual processes on the window in question? Is there a hidden label on the prompt?

What happens if you delete the prompt and add it back in? (Back up the window first).

what's max length vs display length?

the display length is width of the prompt is 30. max length is 30 as well.even that, it is still showing the same behaviour as before (only 1 character in the 30 character length prompt)

if I just delete the prompt and leave the lable. Everything will work fine except that prompt order will be slightly out of sequence.which is to this order.

Referring to this screen,

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Serial_No Time Date Grade Converted_grade Remarks

1)

2)

3)

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Once i start pressing ENTER key, the cursor from move from the serial_no 1) prompt to Converted_grade 1) prompt but it will go to

serial_no 2) prompt and when i press the UP key, then the cursor will move to Remarks 1) prompt.

This is what happened when I removed REMARKS prompt leaving the lable and recreate the REMARKS prompt.

How should I fix it? Is the MODES setting going to change anything?

Display length is the length of the field to display on the screen. Max. length is the maximum length that the user can enter into the field. If Max. length is greater than display length, the field should scroll as the user enters the data.

It looks like you're setting up associated multivalue fields. With associated multivalue fields, you need to be sure that all fields are in the same AMV group. You need to also make sure that the prompting sequence is the way you want it to be. In older versions of Arev, you must set the prompting sequence before you group the fields.

In Paint, you can reorder prompts by pressing SF7. You can change which fields are associated by selecting Groupings from the F10 menu.

Thanks.. I solved the problem. Thank you Victor and Warren.

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