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Q&A How can I express this more clearly or concisely?

I'm documenting a block of computer code and would like to make it clear and concise. I'm describing a function that populates a field on a user input screen. Here's my best shot but it still seems...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by zundarz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:54:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/3843
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar zundarz‭ · 2019-12-08T01:54:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm documenting a block of computer code and would like to make it clear and concise. I'm describing a function that populates a field on a user input screen. Here's my best shot but it still seems confusing because the 'in the', 'on the', 'for a' seem like a lot of prepositions for one sentence.

    This function returns the WINGNUT_SELLER_CODE that appears in the 'Vendor' field  
    on the 'THREADED_NUTS' screen for a given NUT_ID. 

Questions:  
[1] How can I rewrite this to make it easier to understand?  
 [2] What about 'that appears' vs. 'which appears' when should I use 'that' and 'which' ?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-09-06T16:28:42Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 1