lineoffset and itemoffset alltogether

[Rob Cozens]

>I tried to find a workaround. I actually have a variable
>that contains a large number of lines, and each line
>contains the same number of items. I thought I could
>use itemoffset straight (instead of lineoffset) and then
>compute the # of the line with a simple calculation.
>But things aren't so simple... Here's what I mean :
>
>let's say with have a fld with 2 lines, each line containing
>5 items :
>a,b,c,d,e
>f,g,h,i,j
>
>if you type "select item 5 of line 1 of fld 1" in the msg box,
>"e" will be selected.
>"select item 1 of line 2 of fld 1" will select "f".
>But if you type "select item 5 of fld 1" then "e" and return
>and "f" will be selected.

JB:

If your design can accommodate an extra empty item at the end of each line:

a,b,c,d,e,
f,g,h,i,j,

I think it would work...even for item = <return>f.
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