Get marked text in an editor gadget

willib · Post by **willib** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:35 pm

Hi all

I want to get the text that an user has marked in an editor gadget.

Does someone know how to begin. Maybe there is an easy way without
callback ( Windows should know because STRG C runs in PB, maybe API? )

My sys Win2000 SP3 PB3.8

best regards

Willi

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:06 pm

Take a look at the #EM_GETSEL message..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... ntrols.asp

I can post an example of how to use it in a bit if you need it

willib · Post by **willib** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:48 pm

thank you

let me try for a while to learn ....

Willi

willib · Post by **willib** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:49 pm

Hi

I found out that

SendMessage_(GadgetID(0), #EM_GETSELTEXT,0,*Buffer )
a2$ = PeekS(*Buffer)
Debug a2$

runs , but in the win32-SDK-file they wrote The calling application must ensure that the buffer is large enough to hold the selected text.
For me it's ok because I know the maximum but normal I think you should get the real length with EM_GETSEL....

To make it easier for all, can you please put your example here ?

Willi