>>Have you tried the inputbox() function? And why do you use so old commands instead of creating a form, where you can do whatever you want?
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>Barcode reader screen has approx 20 lines and 14 character per line.
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>I'm looking for a way to use console entry mode like
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>barcode 565465
>quantity 66.444
>barcode 4454655454
>quantity 46.444
>barcode 455565465
>quantity 55.444
>barcode 545565465
>quantity 444.44
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>where previous enties are visible and are scrolling up on new entry.
>accept command provides this natively.
>inputbox() allows to enter only single value. After entry this value disappears from screen.
I use an editbox for something similar (see attached image).
You can set .SelStart to the end of the editbox contents and .Refresh() to get it to show the latest values.
Regards. Al
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