[RESOLVED] How to find character number in a Rich Text Box

[camoore]

I have a (physically) large rich text box into which is imported a pretty large text file comprising of 250,000 characters plus.

I also have loaded the selfsame text into a STRING variable.

Using the mouse, up/down keys and scrollbars I can navigate my way around the large amount of text in the RT Box. So far, so good.

My need is now to be able to left-click the mouse at a point in the text and to find out what is the character number in the total sequence upon which I have clicked. For example, if about half way through a 250,000 character sequence, the procedure should return to me somehow the number 125,000.

The character sequence number is needed in order subsequently to perform STRING manipulation (left$, mid$, right$, instr etc.)

Hopefully there is a way to do this from the mouseclick event of the RT Box?

Suggestions appreciated please.


camoore

Wales, UK