1) @crlf macro doesnt seem to add a new line to a textbox.text field.
Set the "multiline" property to TRUE.
2) how can i read a simple text file into a textbox.text field.
Look for the ReadFile() UDF.
4) a way to edit / concatenate strings. i want to be able to trim the last three characters of the string and add new ones. I can successfully add but i didnt see any String manipulation so far in Kix.
Must try harder - there are quite a few 
Trim(), Left(), Right(), SubStr() and InStr() are some of the more useful string manipulation function.
