0-31 Control Codes These are from the old "teletype" days and contain formating commands and even beeping the speaker #7 [bel] Some are very functional in providing a "text based" database, even the 911 data has #2 [start text] #3 [end text] #28 [file separator] Most used in MapInfo/MapBasic [in decimal values] are:
#7 - Bell [beep speaker] #9 - Tab [note that MapInfo shows as a square and does not indent the text] #10 - Line Feed #12 - Form Feed #13 - Carriage Return #27 - ESCape [can help stop erronous key press triggering in VB and Delphi] All the other are historical and special purpose use [field / record markers for text database] 32-127 are the standard character set [what you type in say Times New Roman] 128-255 are graphic symbols by defination and based on mono spaced fonts like Courier New or Terminal and will vary amongst the fonts and may not even be printable in some fonts and applications Also you can enter key values by holding the ALT key and using the number pad to enter decimal value then release ALT key For creating multiple-lined labels all that is needed is Chr$(10) Trey Pattillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wap3.com N27.799013 W-97.665322 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brown, Christopher (HI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 19:16 Subject: RE: MI-L Quick stupid question I know Chr$(13) gives a character return as well but could someone point me to where there is a list of all the Chr$ values? Regards Chris Chris Brown - Cartographer Resource Evaluation, Land Assets, Hamersley Iron P/L. Tel. +61 8 9327 2176 Fax. +61 8 9327 2478 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hamersleyiron.com/ -----Original Message----- From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 1:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L Quick stupid question Josh, give the Chr$(36) a try, 36 is the ASCII decimal value for the $ dollar sign. Chr$(36)+(column_name) HTH David Reid -----Original Message----- From: Josh Forsythe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Quick stupid question I couldn't find the answer to this anywhere, and the question is frustratingly simple: I just want to add a dollar sign to the beginning of a label, to indicate cost. Right now, the number just reads as 111.11, and I just want $111.11. How do I change the expression on the label to allow for that? I've tried: "$"(column_name) \$ (column_name) \"$" (column_name) @#$*()^*()^ (column_name) (the last one was pure frustration). Thanks, Josh Josh Forsythe Engineering Assistant Midwest Wireless --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11822 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11825 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.687 / Virus Database: 448 - Release Date: 05/16/2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11830
