Hi Pat, Thanks for your answer.
Sometimes the solution is quite obvious but you just don't see it๐ Gr, Piotr > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Pat Bensky <pben...@gmail.com> > Verzonden: dinsdag 12 juni 2018 13:40 > Aan: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Onderwerp: Re: Write Pro: programmatically manipulate text expertise needed > > Piotr, > 1. I think you will need to use ST GET PLAIN TEXT to get all the text after > the > specified range and then look for the first return character in that > selection. I > believe this is the only way to get an accurate position with styled text. > > 2. Again, use ST GET PLAIN TEXT to get a range of text from the cursor > position > back n characters or to the beginning of the text. > > HTH > > Pat > > On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 at 10:02, Piotr Chabot Stadhouders via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > We are in the progress of migrating from 4D Write to Write Pro A lot > > of things are going fine, but there is one area that seems easy but I > > am having difficulties with it and that is programmatically > > manipulating text > > > > I give 2 examples that maybe seem obvious to others but are not for me: > > > > 1. I am in a procedure where I have an Write Pro object (not perce > > an area on screen, could be a range) and an expression has been > > selected via $type:=ST Get content > > type($wp_obj;$start;$end;$startBlock;$endBlock). I call the command ST > > SET TEXT($wp_obj;$text;$startBlock;$endBlock) to replace the selected > expression. So far no problems, but here it comes... > > Now I want to find the first occurrence of a carriage return in the > > text that comes after the replaced text (end inserted text - end whole > > text). > > What is the best / easiest way to do this? Remember, this text can > > contain styled text and/or expressions and/or pictures > > 2. Example 2 is like example 1 but now with an actual visual area. > > The user types a couple of characters. At a certain point after typing > > I want to procedurally replace the typed text from the cursor back > > until the first space and replace it with another text. Maybe somebody > > knows "Type it for me", this is what I am talking about. So, what is > > the best way to find the first occurrence of a space from the cursor > > back and replace this text with another text? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Piotr > > > > > **************************************************************** > ****** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > > **************************************************************** > ****** > > > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
