Something similar to EM_LIMITTEXT but to control height?

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hua
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Something similar to EM_LIMITTEXT but to control height?

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How do we control a multiline get where we have a very specific requirement on both its width and length?

For example, keying-in a default footer of 40 x 5 i.e. 40 characters wide and 5 lines in height.

Using EM_LIMITTEXT message, I could set it to 40x5 (200) but the control would stop accepting input only if user key-in more than 200 characters. If a user enter the 1st line, then keep on pressing Enter afterwards he'll easily go beyond the 5th line.

Any neat way to resolve this apart from using 5 control of single-line Get and stack them up one another?

TIA
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hua
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Re: Something similar to EM_LIMITTEXT but to control height?

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Anyone has any solution to limit the number of lines?

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FWH 11.08/FWH 19.03
xHarbour 1.2.1 (Rev 6406) + BCC
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Re: Something similar to EM_LIMITTEXT but to control height?

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Disable Enter key by

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ON INIT oGet:WinStyle( ES_WANTRETURN, .f. )
Then the user can enter only 200 characters and can not use Enter key at all.
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G. N. Rao.
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Re: Something similar to EM_LIMITTEXT but to control height?

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Thank you very much Rao!
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