Hi Justin, Pat,
Using WP SELECT that is called in a method via CALL FORM seems to work, thanks
for that!
I must say, I can't believe it's 4D's intention that we constantly have to use
CALL FORM for thinks to work.
Maybe they implement a more sophisticated way for doing this.
Thanks again,
Piotr
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Justin Carr <justinc...@geniesolutions.com.au>
> Verzonden: maandag 18 juni 2018 5:00
> Aan: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com>
> Onderwerp: Re: Write Pro: programmatically manipulate text expertise needed
>
> On 15 Jun 2018, at 10:01 pm, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Piotr,
> > I think you can use WP SELECT to do this - WP SELECT ( {* ;} wpArea {;
> > targetObj} | {; startRange ; endRange} )
> >
> > Let me know if you can't get that to work and I'll take a closer look at it.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Pat
> >
> > On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 07:35, Piotr Chabot Stadhouders via 4D_Tech <
> > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Pat,
> >>
> >> Your tips seem to work, but I am hoping you also know the answer to
> >> the next problem.
> >> See example 1 : After replacing the text with ST SET
> >> TEXT($wp_obj;$text;$start_pos;$end_pos) the cursor must be set after
> >> the last inserted character. This replacing is done in the On After
> >> Keystroke event of the Write Pro area and is triggered when the user types
> >> a
> space.
> >> However, I don't succeed in setting the cursor at the end of the
> >> inserted text, it stays at the position where it was (position after
> >> the original
> >> space)
> >>
> >> Do you also have a tip how to set the cursor to a different position
> >> in the "On After Keystroke" event of the Pro Area?
>
> WP SELECT is the way to go but, like many things in 4D Write Pro, you need to
> do it in a separate execution cycle (from the ST SET TEXT).
>
> CALL FORM will work in this instance (it doesn't work in most of the instances
> where 4D Write Pro needs to complete the current execution cycle before any
> new changes can be applied).
>
> So, have a separate method to which you pass your 4D Write Pro object and
> your $endpos and run the WP SELECT from there. Call the method after your ST
> SET TEXT using CALL FORM.
>
> J
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