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Measurement Text Box

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Measurement Text Box

The Measurement Text Box displays a box in which numeric values can be entered with the ability to select which units the value is displayed in.

Changing the display units once a value has been entered will recalculate the displayed value based on the conversion between the units.

When the form control is applied the name entered will display as the caption for the form control. This can be changed by selecting the Caption property.

Appearance PropertiesBehavior Properties
Background ColorDecimal Places
CaptionDisplay Units
Caption ColorDisplay Value
Caption FontEnabled
Caption Horizontal AlignmentError Result
FontMaximum
Text ColorMinimum
Text Horizontal AlignmentNative Units
Unit ColorTab Index
Unit FontVisible
General PropertiesLayout Properties
(Metadata)Caption Width
(Name)Height
(Tag)Left
Tooltip DurationTop
Tooltip TextWidth

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Measurement Text Box

The Measurement Text Box control accepts numeric values and gives a choice of units, automatically converting the values.

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  1. Go to https://my.driveworks.co.uk/learn/tech-tips/
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A user form control that accepts numeric values and gives a choice of units for the value entered. Automatic conversion between units is supported and mathematical expressions can be used in the control.