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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Article Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Oct 25, 2004&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. &lt;/p&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields/revision/5</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:18:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:614a39da-8230-43ec-9b84-6e4b44c70543</guid><dc:creator>Hannah Blye</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields#comments</comments><description>Revision 5 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Hannah Blye on 6/11/2008 6:18:21 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Original Article Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Oct 25, 2004&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;
With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. 
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&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;
Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;
This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel. 
&lt;/p&gt;
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This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. 
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</description></item><item><title>Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields/revision/4</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:50:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:614a39da-8230-43ec-9b84-6e4b44c70543</guid><dc:creator>Hannah Blye</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields#comments</comments><description>Revision 4 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Hannah Blye on 6/10/2008 1:50:36 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. 
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&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;
Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;
This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
AskInga Article #224 
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</description></item><item><title>Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields/revision/3</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:614a39da-8230-43ec-9b84-6e4b44c70543</guid><dc:creator>Hannah Blye</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Hannah Blye on 6/9/2008 5:27:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;
With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. 
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;
Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;
This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
AskInga Article # 224 
&lt;/p&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields/revision/2</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:34:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:614a39da-8230-43ec-9b84-6e4b44c70543</guid><dc:creator>Hannah Blye</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by Hannah Blye on 5/28/2008 8:34:20 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;img src="/askIngaPics/askingalogo.gif" border="0" alt="Ask Inga logo" title="Ask?Inga" width="230" height="76" /&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="articleTitle"&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%"&gt;
	&lt;tbody&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"&gt;Page 1 of 1 &lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: #cccccc 1pt solid"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="6" width="100%"&gt;
	&lt;tbody&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td align="top" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="/askIngaPics/224Pic1.jpg" border="0" align="left" /&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
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	&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;
Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;
This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
AskInga Article # 224 
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: &lt;tags&gt;&lt;/tags&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields/revision/1</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:27:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:614a39da-8230-43ec-9b84-6e4b44c70543</guid><dc:creator>CTennyson</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/askinga/421/simplify-filling-in-repetitive-enter-data-fields#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to [Archived] AskInga Wiki by CTennyson on 5/21/2008 3:27:01 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;img src="/askIngaPics/askingalogo.gif" border="0" alt="Ask Inga logo" title="Ask?Inga" width="230" height="76" /&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="articleTitle"&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Simplify Filling in Repetitive Enter Data Fields&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%"&gt;
	&lt;tbody&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="center" valign="top"&gt;Page 1 of 1 &lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
With many thanks to &lt;em&gt;Thor Leslie&lt;/em&gt; for this very powerful tool to assist with the repetitive task of filling in data fields. Most definitly a nice addition for the production user. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: #cccccc 1pt solid"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="6" width="100%"&gt;
	&lt;tbody&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td align="top" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="/askIngaPics/224Pic1.jpg" border="0" align="left" /&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;What will &lt;em&gt;Enter Data Fields&lt;/em&gt; do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following list describes each of the buttons and fields:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt; Issues the standard MicroStation &lt;em&gt;Fill In Single Enter-Data Field&lt;/em&gt; command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; With just a single click, this button clears a data field of any text and prepares it for new text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; Empties the selected data field from any text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Keyin/Text Fields 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These are fields for storing text that will be used over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Numbered Buttons 1 to 6&lt;/em&gt; These buttons will place the text in the adjacent keyin/text field into any identified data filed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows the current system date and will enter it into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; Shows a varied date which will be placed into a selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;+&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;-&lt;/em&gt; Are buttons to increase or decrease the &lt;em&gt;varied data&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; Will insert the selected revision description into a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Select Revision Description&lt;/em&gt; A combo box of available revision descriptions. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How to use Edit Fields.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Download &lt;a href="/askingapics/224.zip"&gt;224.zip&lt;/a&gt; and extract &lt;em&gt;EnterDataFields.mvba&lt;/em&gt; from the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;
Place the mvba in the folder pointed to by &lt;em&gt;MS_VBASEARCHDIRECTORIES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba load EnterDataFields&lt;/em&gt; to load the project.&lt;br /&gt;
Keyin &lt;em&gt;vba run DataFieldsStartup.LoadEnterDataField&lt;/em&gt; to run the macro.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Additional Usage Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any text can be placed in text fields, you can then recycle this text into any data fields by one of two methods:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Select &lt;em&gt;Edit Single&lt;/em&gt;, identify the data field followed by placing a data point on the text field.&lt;br /&gt;
This will extract the text from the form and automatically fill in the selected data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2. After the text has been added to the text field, hit the adjacent numbered button and identify a data field.&lt;br /&gt;
The text will then be extracted from the form and be placed in the data field.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any subsequent data points in another field will result in that field being updated as well until a reset is issued.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If a data field is already populatd with text, use the &lt;em&gt;Clear Data + New&lt;/em&gt; button. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you simply need to clear out a series of data fields use the &lt;em&gt;Zap&lt;/em&gt; button and identify each of the data field. Reset to exit the command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inserting the current system date in a data field is as simple as pressing the &lt;em&gt;Today&amp;rsquo;s Date&lt;/em&gt; button and identifying the data field(s). Note that this will use the operating systems date format. If this is not in the desired format use the &lt;em&gt;Settings - Control Panel &amp;ndash; Regional Settings &amp;ndash; Date&lt;/em&gt; tab to set the desired format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to insert a date which is not the current date (but within a few days of today&amp;rsquo;s date) then adjust the date up or down using the + or &amp;ndash; buttons. Then using the &lt;em&gt;Varied Date&lt;/em&gt; button identify the data field(s) you wish to populate. The date buttons are particularly useful in title block and revision issue enter data fields.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a revision description needs to be filled in, a company standard list can be used. Simply use the combo box pull down and select from the available list the desired description. Then push the &lt;em&gt;Rev&lt;/em&gt; button and identify the desired enter data field to populate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the revision description can be altered once it is in the combo box area. The altered description will remain for the current design session or until another description is selected from the pull down list. Using this method to fill in enter data fields gives consistent descriptions and spelling to all drafting personnel.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
This program is supplied as is. This program does not come with support. AskInga, Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of the program assumes no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this program. Use this program at your own risk. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
AskInga Article # 224
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