Is this possible

[edp1959]

I would like to create a couple of data entry areas on my form. Each area would have a maximum entry of 30 characters including spaces. I would like to have each character enclosed in its own box. Is there a way of doing this other than creating 30 seperate text boxes for each character and having to concatenate them in order to store the information in a table. The visiual effect that I would like to have is similar to what you would see on many application forms.

I hope I've been clear on what I'm looking for.

Thanks

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

This would give you the visual effect, (See Attached) data entry with 30 seperate boxes would be a pain.

 

[Pat Hartman]

You could make a bitmap with 30 squares and place it on the form. Place the data entry field on top of it and set its background property to transparent. The problem with this method is that you MUST use a non-proportional font such as Courier. If you use a proportional font (just about all the others), the characters won't line up properly in the boxes because each character may occupy a different amount of space. "i" takes the least amount of space and "W" the most. Space is an average of these two.