paraclete
22nd March 2002 15:51 UTC

Line continuation with DirText?
I'd like to use a long text string for DirText, such as:

DirText "Welcome to the installation/setup program for InVerse ver 3.2.00a. After the installation, new users are encouraged to print and go through the Tutorial. This can be displayed with 'Start' + 'Programs' + 'InVerse Folder' + 'InVerse Tutorial'"

Is there a way to have line continuation with this? Such as VisBasic's _ ?

DirText "Welcome to the installation/setup program" _
" for InVerse ver 3.2.00a. After the installation, " _
"new users are encouraged to print and go through " _
"the Tutorial. This can be displayed with " _
"'Start' + 'Programs' + 'InVerse Folder' + 'InVerse Tutorial'"

Does building up a string with StrCpy allowed outside a section?

rainwater
22nd March 2002 15:59 UTC

Do:

DirText "Welcome to the installation/setup program \
for InVerse ver 3.2.00a. After the installation, \
new users are encouraged to print and go through \
the Tutorial. This can be displayed with \
'Start' + 'Programs' + 'InVerse Folder' + 'InVerse Tutorial'"

paraclete
22nd March 2002 16:10 UTC

Thanks for the "rapid response" You guys are GOOD!

Prov 15:23 (NIV) A man finds joy in giving an apt reply-- and how good is a timely word!

"Inquiring minds want to know":igor:

Is there a way to format the DirText string with CrLf's embedded. I'd like to have something like the following:

These are the steps to install:
1. aksjdf;lasjf
2. dsfsdfasadsdfsfdfsdklj;j
3. 889asfasd0asdfsdlkj

rainwater
22nd March 2002 16:19 UTC

Try $\n