>How do I take a string (eg. theString$ = "The file you want to save
>to is: DataFile") and build a "fake" edit field handle?


This should put theString$ into a new edit field type of handle named
TextHndl&. I think this is what you want.

theString$ = "The file you want to save to is: DataFile"
strLen& = LEN(theString$)
TextHndl& = FN NEWHANDLE _Clear(strLen& + 2)
LONG IF TextHndl& > 0
 osErr = FN HLOCK (TextHndl&)
 POKE WORD [TextHndl&], strLen&
 BLOCKMOVE @theString$, [TextHndl&] + 2, strLen&
 osErr = FN HUNLOCK (TextHndl&)
END IF


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