Cursor position in textbox

[Randy Dod]

Is there a way to tell where the cursor is located in a
textbox at any given moment? I specifically need to know
where the cursor is located in the sentence the user is
currently typing. The CurLine property is great, but CurX
only tells me in pixels where I am relative to the whole
form, and of course it varies depending on the font you
use. I need to check as the user types if what they are
typing matches any autotext or autocorrect entries.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Jonathan West]

Is there a way to tell where the cursor is located in a
textbox at any given moment? I specifically need to know
where the cursor is located in the sentence the user is
currently typing. The CurLine property is great, but CurX
only tells me in pixels where I am relative to the whole
form, and of course it varies depending on the font you
use. I need to check as the user types if what they are
typing matches any autotext or autocorrect entries.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi Randy,

Take a look at the SelStart property which tells you the cursor position in
characters within the textbox.

 

[Randy Dod]

Hi Randy,

Take a look at the SelStart property which tells you the cursor position in
characters within the textbox.

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Jonathan,
Thank you so much, that's just what I needed! I forgot
all about that property.