Hi John -

Could you clarify what forms & version you are talking about?

I read your post and assumed you were talking about printed forms designed in Crystal Reports.  Yet I am using Crystal Reports 2011 and I can put a field into a text box.

Hi H,

I'm working within Sage 100 Contractor, and the program had the ability to add a field within a txt box but now it doesn't Thanks John

You are in the wrong forum.   This is Sage 100 ERP.

Moving this post to the Sage 100 Contractor Support Group.

Thanks,

Derek

I add fields into text boxes all the time.  It is the icon between the calculator and the picture of a mountain with the sun.  It has an arrow pointing to the right.  You have to be in the text box first then click the icon.  A window will pop up with the field tables and you can select what you need.

if you create a txt box and type " the name of the vendor is " and then want to add the field for the vendors name you need a new box for that.

in an older version you were able to add the field within the original txt box and continue typing other information beyond the field and the txt would grow to fit it.

this was always  very primitive and would not allow txt wrapping but I was able to make it work out.

now there is no way to insert a field with in a txt box that I know of?

if you create a txt box and type " the name of the vendor is " and then want to add the field for the vendors name you need a new box for that.

in an older version you were able to add the field within the original txt box and continue typing other information beyond the field and the txt would grow to fit it.

this was always  very primitive and would not allow txt wrapping but I was able to make it work out.

now there is no way to insert a field with in a txt box that I know of?

I think I misunderstood your issue. You always have to create a separate text box just for the coded field but you can line it up do it appears to be in the same text box when you print

I know that you have to do that know but it was not always that way.

I have a number of reports the old way and they still work correctly .

My broblem began when I tried to edit one.

I think I will set up an old version of master builder on a stand alone CPU and do the editing there then just copy the form on to my active drive.

Its silly that it would go backwards. I think that it was just missed in the programing when they updated the engine and someday they will fix it.

John Del-

I will follow up with development on your question to see if something has changed in the functionality. And follow up with you once I get more information.