# Prompt Type 'Memo' modifies the content

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prompt-type-memo-modifies-the-content/5997
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [September 24, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prompt-type-memo-modifies-the-content/5997 "2015-09-24T06:47:20Z")
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### Author: ![michael.jelich](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@michael.jelich](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/michael.jelich)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prompt-type-memo-modifies-the-content/5997/1 "2015-09-24T06:47:20Z")

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Hi Support Team,  
  
I have a project variable of type TEXT and prompt type MEMO. Its purpose is to let the user add some comments or an additional text for an email notification. I enter the following text into the memo appearing after pressing the 'Queue a Build' button:  
  
**_Some "quoted" text._**  
  
**_A 60" TV is huge._**  
  
I log the variable content in the first stage's action - no output. The variable is empty (as if I would have not entered anything).  
  
If I replace the " by inch in the second line, the variable is set to   
  
_ **"Some "quoted" text.","","A 60 inch TV is huge."** _  
  
With this variable content it is very heavy to restore the original content in oder to use it somewhere else, for example as build comment. Currently I use the "Log Entry" Action with "Add messages to a build comment" checked - the build comment is as follows:  
  
_Comments [Add Comment]   
${Name} System User&nbsp; - 1 minute ago&nbsp; [Delete] &nbsp;  
**"Some "quoted" text.","","A 60 inch TV is huge."** _  
  
My expectation was to have the following build comment:  
  
_Comments [Add Comment]   
${Name} System User&nbsp; - 1 minute ago&nbsp; [Delete] &nbsp;  
**Some "quoted" text.** _  
  
_ **A 60 inch TV is huge.** _  
  
This appearance of the variable content looks like Delphi's TStringList.CommaText... My expectation was to have the variable content as follows (which is provided by TStringList.Text):  
  
**_Some "quoted" text.\r\n\r\nA 60 inch TV is huge._**

This representation is more convenient for string manupulations using regular expressions (e.g. replace all \r\n with   
 for a HTML mail).  
  
Would you mind to consider a change in the behavior of the memo field?  
  
Best regards  
Michael

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### Author: ![Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/sparky/32/10_2.png) [@Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Sparky)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prompt-type-memo-modifies-the-content/5997/2 "2015-09-25T08:04:14Z")

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Hi Michael,  
  
Thanks again for reporting this issue. This is confirmed a bug where memo field is being treated like a checkbox list field. We’ll get this fixed for the next version which we hope to release in the first half of next week.