highlighted text in edit control

[qmark]

how is it possible to get a text partially highlighted in an edit control?

[Lazycat]

Yes, you can use GUICtrlSendMsg with EM_SETSEL:

$EM_SETSEL = 0x00B1
GUICtrlSendMsg($edit_control, $EM_SETSEL, $start_char, $end_char)

Text will be highlited between start_char and end_char.

[qmark]

I'm probbally to stupid or "newpid" because it doesn't work

could your check my code please?

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$start_char = 1

$end_char = 100

$EM_SETSEL = 0x00B1

GUICreate("Address",600,400) ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

$buttonX = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("save",190,10,80,20)

$buttonH = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("hilight",0,10,80,20)

$myedit=GUICtrlCreateEdit ("", 0,32,600,450,$ES_AUTOVSCROLL+$WS_VSCROLL)

$file = FileOpen("C:\todo.txt", 0)

$chars = FileRead($file,99999)

GUISetState ()

GUICtrlSetData ($myedit, $chars ,1)

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop

Select

case $msg = $buttonH

GUICtrlSendMsg($myedit, $EM_SETSEL, $start_char, $end_char)

MsgBox(0,"", "ok",2)

EndSelect

Wend

[Lazycat]

Oh, yes, you should set focus on the edit control before.

GUICtrlSetState($myedit, $GUI_FOCUS)
        GUICtrlSendMsg($myedit, $EM_SETSEL, $start_char, $end_char)

[qmark]

thanx lazycat it works fine.

just a last one

does it work too, to change the color of this part of the text?

I'mean instead of highlighting it

[jpm]

  qmark said:

thanx lazycat it works fine.

just a last one

does it work too, to change the color of this part of the text?

I'mean instead of highlighting it

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No as the edit control cannot received rich text :">