As mentioned above: create a variable form to accept the variable. Set the focus to the variable edit. Set auto select on. Set focus to the variable edit in the “On after start” eep. Albert
> On Jan 12, 2018, at 9:37 AM, Albert Berry <alb...@albertberry.com> wrote: > > Just had a quick check, and the dialog value doesn’t seem to have a preselect > parameter available. > > When I hit this sort of problem, I whip up a quick form that looks just like > the Dialog box. > > That might be your best option. > > Albert > >> On Jan 12, 2018, at 8:08 AM, 'Lawrence Lustig' via RBASE-L >> <rbase-l@googlegroups.com <mailto:rbase-l@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >> >> I'm starting a DIALOG command with a default value already in the variable >> used by the DIALOG. >> >> The appearance is that the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the >> value in the DIALOG's input edit. >> >> I would prefer the value to be already selected so that anything the user >> enters replaces what's there already. I cannot find anything in the OPTIONS >> documentation to pre-select the value display. >> >> Anyone know if this is possible. >> -- >> Larry >> >> -- >> For group guidelines, visit >> http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php >> <http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBASE-L" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbase-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rbase-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbase-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.