Selecting text in a text box

[Gimpster]

I have a text box which contains some text that is purely to help clarify what the box is for. It is meant to be replaced by the user, and so what I would like to do is have text be selected so that the user can just start typing and it will automatically replace that text. How can I do this?

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Ryan
[email protected]
ICQ# 47799046

[QWERTY]

Try this:

Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
    Text1.SelStart = 0
    Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)
End Sub

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Visual Basic Programmer (at least I want to be one)
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PolComSoft
You will hear a lot about it.

[This message has been edited by QWERTY (edited 11-08-1999).]

[Compwiz]

For easier use, make one single subroutine:

Sub txtSelectAll(txtBox As TextBox)
    With txtBox
        .SelStart = 0
        .SelLength = Len(txtBox.Text)
    End With
End Sub

and place txtSelectAll Screen.ActiveControl in each text boxes GotFocus event. For example:

Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
     txtSelectAll Screen.ActiveControl
End Sub

Private Sub Text2_GotFocus()
     txtSelectAll Screen.ActiveControl
End Sub

After a while, you will get sick of writing:

Text1.SelStart = 0
Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)

in each text box, and then have to change Text1 to Text2 and etc. The code I have provided will save you time, but please note this will only work with text boxes.

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Tom Young, 14 Year Old
[email protected]
ICQ: 15743470
AIM: TomY10
PERL, JavaScript and VB Programmer

[Gimpster]

Thanks, that worked perfectly! Hey, I was just wondering, what is PolComSoft???

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Ryan
[email protected]
ICQ# 47799046

[QWERTY]

You will find out soon

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Visual Basic Programmer (at least I want to be one)
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PolComSoft
You will hear a lot about it.