positioning text at run time??

[mastana]

1. How do I position text in a text box at run time??
2. I am populating a text box at runtime from a database, but each record does not appear in a new line. the records appear wrapped up. If I use vbcr for a new line, it comes as a "|" but no new line. the multiline property is set to true. How do I insert a new line?? Pleae help me with this stupid problem.

mastana , has got same problems with textbox.
I think it is a bug.
So I've used a listbox instead.
Try it out.

[mlewis]

Use vbLf or vbCrLf instead of vbCr...

[thedee23]

Instead of just putting vbCR at the end of the line use vbCrLf. This is carriage return line feed.

[Tomexx]

You can also use vbNewLine. Same as vbCrLf only easier to remember.

[ole_martins]

to move an object at runtime:

Text1(1).Move 100, 100

[mastana]

I have an access database with the structure:

Name(20)
Age(3)
Sex(1)
Address(50)

Now when I display the records in a text box, the data appears as:
mozart 20 M chvkhgodfgdfgds
beethoven 25 M ghkdfhghgkhgogjhohgfoh
Alex 18 M bfgkhkghljgjhogjho
Manish 23 M skdhfkhghgdg

How can I make this data appear symmetrical so that all the columns can fall in line and I can give proper column headings????

[parksie]

Try inserting a couple of vbTabs in between the columns. Better still, use a ListView control.

[thedee23]

Set the font name of the text box to courier

When you fill the text box have a max for each field.

For example let say your first field can be a max of 20. You would add a string like this

text1 = left$(sfield + space$(20),20)

What this will do is always give a set length for the data that you would add. Just continue doing this for each field.