>rick reminded us:
>>   TEHndl&=TEHANDLE(theFld)
>>   numLines% = TEHndl&..teNLines%
>
>thanks, rick.
>use rick's way, hans.       :+)
>
>-bowerbird
>

OK, I'll try. But it takes some extra time to put my text in an edit field
and calculate the number of lines. I was hoping someone might know the
inner workings of the DEF BOX -- so I don't have to make the extra trip
into the edit field.

Well, this will do for now...

Thanks,

Hans