# Formatted Text Field hot update problem

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 2, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168 "2010-09-02T09:29:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168/1 "2010-09-02T09:29:20Z")

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I have a Formatted Text Field with its committedValue linked bidirectionally to a client tag. When I change the Field the new value is written to the tag.

However, when I carry out a hot update or close and re-open the window the Field does not show the value in the tag, even though the committedValue is set correctly. There seems to be a disconnect between the Field’s text and committedValue properties. At the moment I am having to manually set the Field’s text property in the window’s internalFrameActivated event.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168/2 "2010-09-17T17:50:59Z")

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This has been fixed in the beta of 7.1.7 beta-1 that is currently up on the development downloads page.

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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168/3 "2010-09-17T19:12:36Z")

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That fix works well.

Just one further point - when you enter a normal text field all the text it contains is highlighted. When you enter a formatted text field the cursor is positioned where it was last without selecting any text. Would it be better to have the same approach in both?

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatted-text-field-hot-update-problem/2168/4 "2010-09-17T20:49:37Z")

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Yeah, it should select all I think.