Applies to
Edit box.
Description
Set and retrieve RTF text from an edit box which has the Rich Editor property set.
When using Get_Property, RTF will be returned regardless of whether the text was formatted using RTF code or using the SetCharFormat message.
Usage
rtftext = Get_Property (objectname, ”RTFTEXT”)
existingrtftext = Set_Property (objectname, ”RTFTEXT”, text)
Remarks
Values passed in Set_Property():
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | RTF formatted text. |
Returns
Values returned by Get_Property and Set_Property
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| rtftext | The RTF text within the edit box. The text returned is CRLF delimited. |
| existingrtftext | The existing RTF text, when Set_Property was run. |
See Also
Example
Declare function Get_Property, Set_Property
rtftext = '{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033'
rtftext:= '{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;}}'
rtftext:= '{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1507;}'
rtftext:= '\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 '
rtftext:= 'This is line of text with a \b bold\b0'
rtftext:= ' \i italicized\i0 \b\i word\b0\i0 .'
rtftext:= '\par}'
x = Set_Property(@window:'.EDITBOX','RTFTEXT',rtftext)
