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How do I highlight all info in a text box when Shift + Tab is pressed?
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You select all the text in a text box with
Text1.selstart = 0
text1.sellength = len(text1.text)
Put this in the on of the Key events (Down or Press, can't remember which, the one with Key as a parameter)
and then
If Key = vbKeyTab then
Text1.selstart = 0
text1.sellength = len(text1.text)
end if
But thats not quite it.
I can't remember if there is another parameter for whether the Shift key is pressed or not, I think I did it by havig a module scoped boolean storing if the shift key has been pressed, and then the next time round it checks for the tab key aswell.
Of course, you must set TabStop = FALSE on ALL the controls on the form, and write code to stop VB from automatically switching them back on (which it will)
Of course, if you WANT the tabstops to work AS WELL, you'll have to write in your own code to do that on the rest of the control 'cos you had to switch them all off.
To summarize
Its loads of work, do something else if you can
Jim.
not much help, but it may point you in the right direction.
Text1.selstart = 0
text1.sellength = len(text1.text)
Put this in the on of the Key events (Down or Press, can't remember which, the one with Key as a parameter)
and then
If Key = vbKeyTab then
Text1.selstart = 0
text1.sellength = len(text1.text)
end if
But thats not quite it.
I can't remember if there is another parameter for whether the Shift key is pressed or not, I think I did it by havig a module scoped boolean storing if the shift key has been pressed, and then the next time round it checks for the tab key aswell.
Of course, you must set TabStop = FALSE on ALL the controls on the form, and write code to stop VB from automatically switching them back on (which it will)
Of course, if you WANT the tabstops to work AS WELL, you'll have to write in your own code to do that on the rest of the control 'cos you had to switch them all off.
To summarize
Its loads of work, do something else if you can
Jim.
not much help, but it may point you in the right direction.
LordofShadows
Programmer
Why couldn't you just let the user push Ctrl + A. Doesn't that work. I know that is default for "Select All" in most other programs.
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