# \[FEATURE\] Open long text in popup in binding preview

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-open-long-text-in-popup-in-binding-preview/62441>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-open-long-text-in-popup-in-binding-preview/62441 "2022-07-29T06:11:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-open-long-text-in-popup-in-binding-preview/62441/1 "2022-07-29T06:11:45Z")

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Currently if a binding returns a long string, there’s no way to see the full contents:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/1/b1c0b4149e281e98b5af89fbc8c1835df4558972.png)

Can we please have a button to click to open the full contents in a popup textbox? Similar to how it’s done in the props editor when a string is too long to display.  
I’m trying to debug a script in a transform but it’s proving difficult without being able to see what it’s returning…

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