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Convert Multi-Line Text to Single Line

Summary

When you change a field value or save the record, convert a multi-line text string to a single-line text string.

Smartphone support

This plugin supports smartphones.

How to use

Choose the source and destination fields and set the delimiter. Convert between single-line and multiline text to suit how the data will be used.

When it runs

Depending on the settings, this customization runs at the following times. Any configured conditions are also evaluated.

  • Immediately before saving a record
  • When you edit and change a target field value

The page-display and field-change triggers exclude inline editing from the pencil icon on the list page.

Parameters

Enter or select a value for each setting unless it is marked optional.

String (multiline) field

Choose the Text area field whose contents will be combined into a single line.

The following field types can be selected.

  • Text area

Delimiter

Specify the delimiter to insert in place of line breaks.

Initial value: ,

String (Single Line) Field

Choose the field for the converted single-line text.

The following field types can be selected.

  • Text

The following actions and conditions are useful when building similar behavior in customization mode.

Actions

Conditions