@ Bob:

Thank you very much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Additional question: Is there a change to use a fixed size font for the box?

BTW: This is the first really valuable hint! I was searching for a solution for more than 2 weeks, the combination with a hidden field as source and a listbox field did not work.

Thanks

Paul

Although NotesUIWorkspace Prompt basically does what I want, I am still trying to find a solution with a listbox field.

This is the status now:

Within the form named "Kundenauswahl" I have defined 2 fields:

- "Auswahl": hidden multivalue text field

- "Kundenliste": listbox field, computed from "Auswahl", both refresh-checks on

This is the script that shows that form:

    Dim newdoc As NotesUIDocument
    Set newdoc = ws.ComposeDocument ( , , "Kundenauswahl" )
    Call newdoc.Document.ReplaceItemValue( "Auswahl" ,Kdn_Tab)
    Call newdoc.Document.ReplaceItemValue( "Kundenliste" ,"")
    Call newdoc.refresh

On the display the field "Kundenliste" is empty, although the data is there. I can see that when I use the debugger.  By newdoc.refresh it gets refreshed in core but not on the display.

Has someone encoutered this situation?

Paul

reload, not refresh

c.f.

This method is valid only when the document is in Edit mode.

This method reloads the back-end document associtated with the editing session, which can be acquired through the Document property. It does not reload the base back-end document saved on disk. You must close and reopen the document to reload the base back-end document.

This method is useful only when the AutoReload property is False. By default this property is True and modifications to the back-end document appear immediately in the front-end. Where reloading on every modification is slow, you might set the AutoReload property to False, make the modifications, and call Reload.

Rich text items are an exception. Modifications made to rich-text items in the back-end document do not appear in the front-end until the document is closed and reopened.

Modifications made to the back-end document outside the current editing session (for example, by an agent or another user) do not appear until the document is closed and reopened.

You can close and reopen a front-end document with NotesUIDocument.Close(True) and NotesUIWorkspace.EditDocument.

@ Christoper

Thank you for your suggestion. I tried several ways: creating a background document, load in the foreground; saving, reloading the uidocument. It always comes down to the same result: the field is created in core, but empty on display. I think it has something to do with the definition of the listbox. I also tried several combinations - always the same.

OK, I found the solution:

I wrongly defined the listbox as computed instead of editable. Now it works. The only difference to the listbox in Approach is the fact that OnClick and DblClick are not triggered for Lotusscript on the client.

Tank you all!

Paul

@Bob: can't follow the link

Paul