Format.SetPrompt Method

Sets the input data for a data entry control. Setting the input data prevents the data entry form from being displayed at print time.

Format.SetPrompt(PromptName, PromptData)

Where

Version	BarTender 8.01 or higher
Edition	Automation, Enterprise

The name of the data entry control can be viewed in the BarTender status bar when the object is selected while you design the data entry form.

'Declare a BarTender application variable

Dim btApp As BarTender.Application

'Declare a BarTender document variable

Dim btFormat As BarTender.Format

'Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = New BarTender.Application

'Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = True

'Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\Format1.btw", False, "")

'Set the input data

btFormat.SetPrompt("Text Input Box Control 1", "The New Value")

'Print the document

btFormat.PrintOut(False, False)

'End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges)

// Declare a BarTender application variable

BarTender.Application btApp;

// Declare a BarTender document variable

BarTender.Format btFormat;

// Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = new BarTender.Application();

// Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = true;

// Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\\Format1.btw", false, "");

// Set the input data

btFormat.SetPrompt("Text Input Box Control 1", "The New Value");

// Print the document

btFormat.PrintOut(false, false);

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);