<CONTROL>.TEXTREPLACE()

Syntax

<CONTROL>.TEXTREPLACE( Start_Position as N, Length as N, New_Text as C [, Processed as L ] )

Argument	Description
Start_Position	The beginning character to select. The first character is number 1.
Length	Optional. Default = 0. The number of characters to select. Enter -1 to select all characters.
New_Text	The text to substitute for the selection.

Description

The <CONTROL>.TEXTREPLACE() method places text into a text control.

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

Example

dim ptr as P

dim fld as P

ptr = form.load("Customer Information")

ptr.show()

fld = ptr.Child("Lastname") ' assume the field contains "lastname"

fld.TextReplace(5, 0, "insert") -> "lastinsertname"

fld.textreplace(5, 6, "") -> "lastname"