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Old 22-Feb-2007   #19
BrianP03103
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Pencil Reply Two - Part 2

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Originally Posted by Forest Reef
Do you have to define how big the text boxes are? Or is this dynamic? I'll add just a few 'customizing' comments on some...

I loath running out of characters....
Actually, these are not text fields, they are memo fields. Text fields are limited to 255 characters, while memo fields can hold up to 65,535 characters. If you run out of characters at that point, you are writing a thesis, not a memo.

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Originally Posted by Forest Reef
In case there was ever confusion on this - I never expected Brian (or anyone else) to fill in all the species (or other) info for me. I was planning to fill out those tables myself, specific to my collection, my region, and my care practices (and add new ones as I needed them). Obviously, a lot of that info is common from user to user (Trident maple care doesn't vary all that much). So, having a 'default base set' is a time saver. Just don't let the 'default' squeeze out the utility of the package.
I think that you've got the picture, Anita.
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