# I cant edit Textbox in runtime

**URL:** https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953
**Category:** Developer Tools
**Created:** [June 18, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953 "2008-06-18T02:17:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Marcos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/marcos/32/3440_2.png) [@Marcos](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Marcos)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953/1 "2008-06-18T02:17:51Z")

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Hi,

I have a textBox (tb), that can modify it programmatically, i.e

tb.Text = value; without problems.

But, from the user screen (with VIRC5), the textbox cant be edited from the my PC keyboard.

thanks,  
Marcos

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### Author: ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953/2 "2008-06-20T01:25:11Z")

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I doubt if it “knows” how to accept PC keyboard input, you should probably just go ahead and use the AlphaPad control, since you wouldn’t be able to use a keybaord on your real-world app anyway.

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### Author: ![John\_Wiberg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/john_wiberg/32/1485_2.png) [@John\_Wiberg](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/John_Wiberg)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953/3 "2008-06-23T07:54:57Z")

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The virtual FlexPendant works just like the real one. Tha means that you have to tap the screen to make input. So just like Russ says you need to add an AlphaPad control that puts its input into the textbox.

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### Author: ![Marcos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/marcos/32/3440_2.png) [@Marcos](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Marcos)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/i-cant-edit-textbox-in-runtime/1953/4 "2008-06-23T14:50:41Z")

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Ok, i understand.  
Thanks to Russ and John