text element !

[Former Member]

hi experts !

am having doubt in text element

when exactly we hav to go for text elements !

i developed a form script.

when am printing my Script with my custom print program..!

its working prperly.

at first am created text elements for all windows..!

later i hav removed text elements for some windows ..!

even its working corrct..

but for some windows when i removed text elemnts its not working its showing error.!

am little but confused when i have to define the Text elements..

my prob : i created a second page.

with only one window (terms and condtions)

i created a standard text.!

am calling that standard text with (include stmt).

i created a text element for this window .

while printing its showing error.

when i removed text element its working properly .

dats wat am confusing when i hav to go for text elements.!

can any one explain me clearly ?

regards,

Rajesh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Rajesh,

Text elements are generally used to segregate data. What i mean to say is, If you have to specifically print some data in a window you go for text elements. Using text elements data can be printed based on some conditions. If you palce all the variables without assigning a text element, the data from the variables is printed directly to the script and you dont have control over the text. Instead if you want to print data based upon certain conditions, like, printing only in the last page, Printing data in Window C even before WindowA,etc., text elements serve the purpose. Hope this clears your confusion.

[Former Member]

Hi,

When you created a standard text and calling it as include text in your form,

you do not need a text element for the same.

If you create a text element, you can directly type the text that you have to display in that window.

Don't use both include text and text element for the same window.

Regards.