Nesler, Thomas J wrote:
> I need to put in a Date and Timestamp in a memo field in a table. I
> have a button that inserts the data but I want to have the new data be
> put on a new line. What can I do to have the program insert a carriage
> return before it puts the data in the memo field?
>
> I tried working with the DBMemo component adding a Line like this:
>
> DBMemoOrderNote.Lines.Add(FormatDateTime('ddd, mmm dd, yyyy,hh:mm
> AM/PM',Now);
>
> but the line disappears when I try to enter the memo and begin adding
> the note.
>
> Here is what I am doing now:
>
> DM.OrderHeaderTblInternalNote.Value :=
> DM.OrderHeaderTblInternalNote.Value
> + FormatDateTime('ddd, mmm dd, yyyy,hh:mm AM/PM',Now) + ' -- ' ;
>
> But this method appends the date to the end of the memo without the
> formatting to put it on a new line.
I think you're overlooking the obvious. If you need a new line, then
just go ahead and put one there.
x := x + #13#10 + y;
--
Rob
