Create a String Input Enable button

At runtime, the operator can use the
String Input Enable
 button to open a string pop-up keyboard or scratchpad. When the operator presses the button, the pop-up opens. The operator can use the pop-up to enter a string value to send to the Value connection at the data source.
To create a String Input Enable button
  1. In the
    Graphics Display
    editor, select
    Objects > Numeric and String > String Input Enable
     or drag String Input Enable from the toolbox.
  2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the button to be.
  3. Double-click the button to open its
    Properties
     dialog box.
  4. In the
    Properties
     dialog box, specify how the button looks, the button’s tags, whether to use the string pop-up keyboard or scratchpad, and whether to use Enter key handshaking.
Graphic objects and drawing elements
Set up general properties for a String Input Enable button
Options on the General tab of the String Input Enable Button Properties dialog box
How to insert a string value as a variable in captions
Set up the string pop-up
Set up handshaking for a String Input Enable button
Options on the Timing tab of the String Input Enable Properties dialog box
Set up connections for a String Input Enable button
How Enter key handshaking works at runtime
How the String Input Enable button works at runtime
Example: Use a String Input Enable button
Use the string pop-up keyboard
Keys on an external keyboard or keypad
Use the string pop-up character input
Keys on the external keyboard or keypad
How the string pop-up keyboard works at runtime
How to input a string value
Use the string pop-up scratchpad
Keys on the external keyboard or keypad
How the string pop-up scratchpad works at runtime
Causes of runtime errors for a String Input Enable button
Causes of runtime errors for a string pop-up scratchpad
Causes of runtime errors for a string pop-up keyboard
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