(solved) Select a range of characters in an input control

[MattHiggs]

I wanted to know if it was possible to highlight a range of text in an input, similar to the functionality of _GUICtrlEdit_SetSel if I could use it on an input control.

Edited June 19, 2017 by MattHiggs

[InunoTaishou]

An input control is an edit control, you can use SetSel on it

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hStatusBar, $idEdit, $hGUI
    Local $sWow64 = ""
    If @AutoItX64 Then $sWow64 = "\Wow6432Node"
    Local $sFile = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE" & $sWow64 & "\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir") & "\include\_ReadMe_.txt"
    Local $aPartRightSide[3] = [190, 378, -1], $aSel

    ; Create GUI
    $hGUI = GUICreate("Edit Set Sel", 400, 300)
    $idEdit = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 2, 2, 394, 20)
    $hStatusBar = _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create($hGUI, $aPartRightSide)
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetIcon($hStatusBar, 2, 97, "shell32.dll")
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Set Margins
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetMargins($idEdit, BitOR($EC_LEFTMARGIN, $EC_RIGHTMARGIN), 10, 10)

    ; Set Text
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($idEdit, FileRead($sFile))

    ; Set Sel
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetSel($idEdit, 15, 20)

    ; Get Sel
    $aSel = _GUICtrlEdit_GetSel($idEdit)
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusBar, "Start: " & $aSel[0])
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusBar, "End: " & $aSel[1], 1)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

[MattHiggs]

19 hours ago, InunoTaishou said:

An input control is an edit control, you can use SetSel on it

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hStatusBar, $idEdit, $hGUI
    Local $sWow64 = ""
    If @AutoItX64 Then $sWow64 = "\Wow6432Node"
    Local $sFile = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE" & $sWow64 & "\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir") & "\include\_ReadMe_.txt"
    Local $aPartRightSide[3] = [190, 378, -1], $aSel

    ; Create GUI
    $hGUI = GUICreate("Edit Set Sel", 400, 300)
    $idEdit = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 2, 2, 394, 20)
    $hStatusBar = _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create($hGUI, $aPartRightSide)
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetIcon($hStatusBar, 2, 97, "shell32.dll")
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Set Margins
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetMargins($idEdit, BitOR($EC_LEFTMARGIN, $EC_RIGHTMARGIN), 10, 10)

    ; Set Text
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($idEdit, FileRead($sFile))

    ; Set Sel
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetSel($idEdit, 15, 20)

    ; Get Sel
    $aSel = _GUICtrlEdit_GetSel($idEdit)
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusBar, "Start: " & $aSel[0])
    _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusBar, "End: " & $aSel[1], 1)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

THank you for your reply.  I had a feeling that was the case.  I was trying to resolve a problem I was having with a script and thought that it was related to the subject of this post, but it wasn't.  Anyway, thanks for feedback.