Controls for Displaying and Entering Text
Use LABELTEXT or STATTEXT controls when you want your application to display text on a form and EDITTEXT, EDITNUMBER, EDITDATE, or RICHEDITTEXT controls when you want to allow the user to enter text, numbers, or dates. LABELTEXT and STATTEXT controls contain text that can only be read while the edit objects contain text that can be modified.
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Use this control |
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Text that can be edited by the user - for example an order entry field or a password box |
EDITTEXT, EDITNUMBER, EDITDATE, or RICHEDITTEXT |
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Text that is displayed only - for example to identify a field on a form or display instructions to the user |
LABELTEXT or STATTEXT |
STATTEXT and EDITTEXT boxes are discussed in the following sections:
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