Yep, "SIZE" did the trick. (See my reply to Nigel)

Thanks,

Michelle


>Try @ mline,17 GET idescrip SIZE 1, 20 PICTURE "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
>
>>I've got this line of code:
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>>@ mline,17 GET idescrip PICTURE "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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>>I need to make the "textbox" bigger. I added more "X"s to the end, and now it lets me type more, but visually, they "textbox" is the same size. How do I make it visually bigger?
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>>I tried looking up @ GET in the help and it tells me to use a textbox. Unfortunately, that's not an option. It would be nice if the help included some instructions for using it rather than just telling you not to.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Michelle
>>
>>PS: I'm using VFP 6 SP3