"Enter" key on string control: dev environment is different from executable

[BertMcMahan]

I have a multi-line string control for entering a list of "stuff". When running the VI in the development environment (actually running it, not in edit mode), pressing Enter will halt text entry. To get a new line, you have to press Ctrl+Enter.

When this exact same VI is built as an executable, Enter will add a newline- not halt entry.

The control isn't set to Limit to Single Line.

Is there a way to make the two execution modes the same? I don't like surprises that only show up in a built executable.

[Gregory]

Hi Bert, is there any chance you are using 2 different keyboards when testing? For keyboards with 2 enter keys, the one above right-shift can act as a return key, giving a line feed. While the one at the bottom right of the numeric pad is used to confirm and end editing mode.

[BertMcMahan]

Nope, same everything. I'm sitting here in the dev environment, using/debugging/modifying the code, and when I build it then run it (right click the build spec -> Run), the Enter key behavior changes.

It's not a huge deal but it would be nice to know. I would have guessed it's a setting in my editor environment somewhere, but I can't find it.

[Kevin_Price · Accepted solution]

The only item I'm aware of is under Tools-->Options-->Environment.  There's a checkbox available for "End text entry with Enter key".   I just now checked the LabVIEW.ini file.  Checking that box seems to map to a boolean key "returnKeyAction=True".  Unchecking the box seems to remove the key.  I don't honestly know whether manually setting that key in the .ini for your executable would let you choose the executable's behavior.

-Kevin P

[Gregory · Accepted solution]

Edit: Kevin beat me to it!

How about this checkbox?

[BertMcMahan]

Thanks Kevin, that did it. I checked my Options menu but somehow didn't see it. Maybe I need more coffee 🙂

[crossrulz]

Or if you want to edit the executable behavior, you put this in your application's ini file:

returnKeyAction=True