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RE: edit text field

• Posted by Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> Jan 16, 2002
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Win32Lib wraps "SetWindowTextA" in procedure setText() so if you are 
just looking for a way to clear your text boxes then you could just do a 
setText( id, "" ) on them before starting a new entry.

-- Brian

Euman wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I havent looked at Win32lib to see if this is in there but, using this 
> standard API
> settxt = link_c_func(user32,"SetWindowTextA",{C_INT, C_POINTER},C_INT)
> the text will be overwritten automatically in a single line edit.
> Selected or not.
> 
> Euman
> euman at bellsouth.net
> 
> Q: Are we monetarily insane?
> A: YES
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Broker" <bkb at cnw.com>
> 
> > Hi George,
> > 
> > I don't see an easy way to do this for standard edit controls (unless 
> > you want to capture key presses and manually replace the character 
> > following the caret with the captured key).
> > 
> > However, if you replace your Edit controls with RichEdit controls, you 
> > can use the Insert key to toggle between insert and type-over mode.
> > 
> > -- Brian
> > 
> > George wrote:
> > > Does anyone know how to make the edit text field 'type over' instead of
> > > 'insert' only. it's a pain in the but to have to swipe all the fields 
> > > when
> > > making changes??
> > > Here's the text box
> > > 
> > > id = create(EditText,"",mainWindow,xt,yt,fl,cy+6,eflg)
> > > 
> > > thanks if you can help....
> > > 
> > > 
> > > George Walters
> 
>