Marcel,

memlines() is affected by the current SET MEMOWIDTH, alines() is not. Why do you have () around the alias.field '(grdnotes.note)'?

>My editbox is a subclass, but I haven't changed any of the default settings.
>Like I said it works fine on this test form I created. (I did try using the baseclass directly too though).
>I even deleted the whole container and created a new one only with some basic settings.
>Again it does the same thing. It will not run on my production form.
>Funny thing. I decided to enter 6 lines of text in the memo, hitting enter after each one.
>The first line in the edit box shows correct, until it is longer than 40 characters.
>the second line only show 15 characters after which the line is cut off.
>the third line doesn't show at all. (I just noticed that if first line is 40 chars then it doesn't display other lines at all)
>
>Yet again, in my testform it displays correctly.
>
>Here is the code in setNotes()in the ctnrNotes Container:
>

>WITH this.grdNotes
>	.AllowCellSelection = .T.
>	.RecordSourceType = 1
>	.RecordSource = SPACE(0)
>
>	
>	SELECT cnotes.note_date, cnotes.name, cnotes.note_type, cnotes.note, cnotes.note_key ;
>		FROM cnotes ;
>		WITH (buffering = .t.) ;
>		INTO CURSOR grdNotes
>	
>		
>	.RecordSource = 'grdNotes'
>	.column1.controlsource = 'grdNotes.note_date'
>	.column2.controlsource = 'grdnotes.name'
>	.column3.controlsource = 'grdnotes.note_type'
>	.column4.controlsource = '(grdnotes.note)'
>ENDWITH
>scan
>messagebox(MEMLINES(grdNotes.note)) &&gives 1 line if line is 40 chars, 2 if 1st line < 40 chars
>MESSAGEBOX(ALINES(atest,grdNotes.note)) &&gives 6 lines
>ENDSCAN
>

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>I just don't get it.