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Returns the text displayed on screen in the specified control.

**Example:**

**WinView   WINDOW('View'),AT(0,0,320,200),MDI,MAX,HVSCROLL**

**           SPIN(@n3),AT(0,0,320,180),USE(Fil:Field),RANGE(0,255)**

**          END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinView)**

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE FIELD()**

**  OF ?Fil:Field**

**   CASE EVENT()**

**   OF EVENT:Rejected**

**    MESSAGE(?Fil:Field{PROP:ScreenText} & ' is not in the range 0-255')**

**    SELECT(?)**

**    CYCLE**

**   END**

**  END**

** END**

**See Also:**

[[contents  return contents of use variable .htm|CONTENTS]]

[[change  change control field value .htm|CHANGE]]