Position of the cursor in a text box

[WyoProgrammer]

I have a text box that I am using for input in a recipe program I have written. I need to determine where the cursor is in the text box so I can insert characters when editing the text string. I have done a search and apparently this is possible in later editions of VB but I am using version 5. Not sure how this is done or if it is even possible with a work-around. Any suggestions?

 

[HughLerwill]

>need to determine where the cursor (caret) is in the text box
See/ examine/ set the SelStart and SelLength Properties of the TextBox. For the deets look up SelStart and SelLength in vb help.
SelText may be handy too.

 

[HughLerwill]

The 'Sel' Properties are supported in vb6, I hope you'll find them in vb5.

 

[WyoProgrammer]

I read something about the SelStart and SelLength properties and checked but VB5 does not have them. Is there a work-around that you know of?

 

[strongm]

>but VB5 does not have them

Er ... it's been a while since I used VB5, but I'm pretty certain that it has all the various Sel properties for the textbox. And this is supported by the documentation. For example:

Selecting Text
You can control the insertion point and selection behavior in a text box with the SelStart, SelLength and SelText properties

 

[WyoProgrammer]

I looked at the properties box in the editor and saw nothing about it but will play around with these properties and see if I come up with something. Thanks!

 

[WyoProgrammer]

I just went and checked it out and these properties are selectable in the programming window when I type a period at the end of my txtList. designation. I was able to determine the cursor position and also insert a character at that position so you have answered my question. I had worked on this for several days and now have my solution. What I was trying to do was to insert a special character like the degree symbol, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 as single characters for a recipe program I am working on. Thanks for leading me in the right direction!

 

[HughLerwill]

Good!