INPUT-SET-TEXT Action

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# INPUT-SET-TEXT Action

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- Description

- Parameters

## Description

Replaces text in an Edit Area Control or in an Input Field Control (from position to position).

## Parameters

Name/Data Type | Explanation
--- | ---
HANDLE OF EDITAREA or INPUTFIELD | Input Specifies an Edit Area Control or an Input Field Control.
Position-from (I4) | Input Position of the first character to be replaced. If you specify "0" the text is appended to the text already present in the dialog element.
Position-to (I4) | Input/Output Position of the last character to be replaced. If you specify "0", the index of the last character in the dialog element will be returned.
Text length (I4) | Input/Output The number of characters to be inserted before `Position-to` starting from the first character of "Line text". If you specify "-1", the "Line text" string will be inserted into the new line, trailing blanks will be removed and the number of copied characters will be returned.
Text (A253) | Input This text string replaces the old one.
Response (I4) | Output Natural error (if applicable).

#### Example:

       #POSITION-FROM := 8
       #POSITION-TO := 24
       #TEXT-LENGTH := 16
       #TEXT := 'Insert this text'
       PROCESS GUI ACTION INPUT-SET-TEXT WITH #EA-1 #POSITION-FROM #POSITION-TO
       #TEXT-LENGTH #TEXT GIVING #RESPONSE

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