What is the Cursorposition ? 2

[KoenPiller]

Hi,
I need a function for VFP 6.0 which tells me at which position the cursor is in a textbox.
To determine the exact position you can count the KeyStrokes, but howabout when a user clicks somewhere in the textbox with his mouse to change that letter? I have tried to use the SUBSTR() but cant find a workable solution. Is there a solution for this?
Thanks,
Koen

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

KoenPiller

The various .MouseXxx() events of a textbox have 2 parameters, nXCoord and nYCoord, ie top and left, which enable you to track mouse movements.

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Chris
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[KoenPiller]

Chris,

To track the exact position of the Mouse is a solution, will try this however have my doubts since the position of the mouse is not determined by the number of letters only it varies with the total with of preceeding letters. Cursor at position 5 in the word Mimmic is sureley different from the position 5th in the word Itilac. How to overcome?, more over useres are free to change font in this textbox.

Koen

 

[Toman]

Hi KoenPiller

If you don't mind some "dirty" programming try this:

ThisForm.txtYourTextbox.SetFocus && if you are not there at the moment
KEYBOARD '{SHIFT+HOME}'          && select everything to the left from cursor
DOEVENTS                         && let the kbd work
lnCurPoz = ThisForm.txtYourTextbox.seltext  && this is the position you wanted to know
                                  && discard selection (for your homework )

Bye Tom

 

[MarciaAkins]

This.SelStart

is the cursor position starting from position zero.



Marcia G. Akins

http://www.TightlineComputers.com

 

[Toman]

Without women, what the world would be ...
Thanks Marcia
Tom

 

[KoenPiller]

Marcia,

Briljant! A star for you!

Koen