# Possibility to choose multiline editor instead of classic string editor in subflow environment variable input type
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [12 January 2024 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507 "2024-01-12T09:27:09Z")
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### Author:  [@bombjackit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bombjackit)
#### Post date: [12 January 2024 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507/1 "2024-01-12T09:27:09Z")
When I create a subflow it might be useful to have the possibility to choose a multiline editor for some environment variable instead of classic one line string editor
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### Author:  [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [12 January 2024 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507/2 "2024-01-12T09:41:20Z")
May I ask why?
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### Author:  [@bombjackit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bombjackit)
#### Post date: [12 January 2024 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507/3 "2024-01-12T10:03:54Z")
In my case I use an environment variable to store an sql statement, on a multiline editor is more readble respect to a single line one.
For example
select a.apple, b.orange, c.kiwi from store1 a inner join store 2 b on a.id = b.id inner join store3 c on a.id = c.id
on multiline you can write a more readble statement (I see that spaces are trimmed 😔)
select
a.apple,
b.orange,
c.kiwi
from
store1 a
inner join
store2 b on a.id = b.id
inner join
store3 c on a.id = c.id
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### Author:  [@paulkeates](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/paulkeates)
#### Post date: [13 January 2024 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507/4 "2024-01-13T17:52:45Z")
Hi,
Can you try using a '/n' at the end of the line?
I'm not sure if it does anything - or even what you want - but definitely breaks subflow titles into multiple lines to enhance readability.
Cheers,
Paul
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [13 March 2024 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possibility-to-choose-multiline-editor-instead-of-classic-string-editor-in-subflow-environment-variable-input-type/84507/5 "2024-03-13T17:53:07Z")
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