This document covers the following topics:
Replaces text in a line of the Edit Area Control. Note that you can also use this action to
insert text by setting parameters "Column from" and "Column to" to the same value (this will be the insertion position); or to
delete text by setting the parameter Line
length to the value "0".
| Name/Data Type | Explanation |
|---|---|
| HANDLE OF EDITAREA | Input
Specifies an Edit Area Control. |
| Line number (I4) | Input/Output
The text is replaced out of this line. |
| Column from (I4) | Input/Output
The text is replaced from this column onwards. |
| Column to (I4) | Input/Output
The text is replaced up to this column. If you specify "0", the rest of the line is replaced. The last position in the line will be returned. |
| Line text (A253) | Input/Output
Contains the string replacing the string specified with
|
| Line length (I4) | Input/Output
The number of "Line text" characters (out of 253) that replace the old string starting from the first character. If you specify "-1", trailing blanks will be removed and the number of characters used will be returned. |
| Response (I4) | Output
Natural error (if applicable). |
#LINE-NUMBER := 1 /*Replaces line 1 #COLUMN-FROM := 1 #COLUMN-TO := 0 #LINE-TEXT := 'New text' PROCESS GUI ACTION EDIT-LINE-SET-TEXT WITH #EA-1 #LINE-NUMBER #COLUMN-FROM #COLUMN-TO #LINE-TEXT #LINE-LENGTH GIVING #RESPONSE MOVE #LINE-TEXT TO #EA-1.STRING
