maxscroll problem

[Bignewbie]

hi guys!


got this new problem. i have a dynamic, multi line textbox that shows the value of a string variable. i put a sort of a scrollbar beside so that the user can view each should the text require more space than my text box. I use

textbox.maxscroll

to determine the maximum number of lines in my textbox. however this always returns a value of "3" no matter how long the text is. am i missing something here?

I hope u fellows help me soon coz my boss want to see results asap. thanks

Godspeed,


biggi

 

[oldnewbie]

Never really got into scrolling...

From the Help file:

In the Text Options panel, you can assign a variable to any text field set to Input Text or Dynamic Text. The text field acts like a window that displays the value of that variable.

Each variable associated with a text field has a scroll and a maxscroll property. You can use these properties to scroll text in a text field. The scroll property returns the number of the topmost visible line in a text field; you can set and retrieve it. The maxscroll property returns the topmost visible line in a text field when the bottom line of text is visible; you can read, but not set, this property.

;-)