Selected text in activewindow??

[da_silvy]

how do i get the selected text, in the active window,

also how do i get all the text in the active window.

any help would be appreciated

[johnpc]

if the text were in a text box:


'First clear the clipboard
Clipboard.Clear

'Select Text in txtBox & copy to clipboard
Clipboard.SetText txtBox.Text, vbCFText
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

to paste it back or to another text box


txtBox.Text = Clipboard.GetText

[Option Explicit]

If you are talking about an mdi interface then:

'on the main form
str_myVariable = Me.ActiveForm.rtfText.seltext

'for all the text
str_myVariable = mid(Me.ActiveForm.rtfText.text,1,len(Me.ActiveForm.rtfText.text))

[da_silvy]

Sorry, I should have been more specific
I know how to do all of that,
but what I was after is the selected text, in an application that is not "mine". Say if in microsoft word, they used a hot key, to activate my program, it would show the selected text in the active window (i.e. Microsoft Word)

[Nitro]

Do an activate on whatever window using "Appactivate".

Then use (not sure about the syntax - you can look up in help):

Sendkeys "^{C}",True

Make sure uppercase "C".

Basically copy to clipboard.

Guarantee to work!!!

[da_silvy]

not what i would've liked, that was the last solution i had wanted but ehh...

thanks