Putting cursor at end of EditBox

[MPBroida]

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server, so I'll ask here
and hope for the best. <grin>

I'm using MSDevStudio and VisualC++ 6.0 on Win2K.

I have a small GUI program (Dialog) that uses (among other things)
an EditBox. I put text (drive+dirpath+ filespec) in that box with
SetDlgItemText( ), but the text is longer than the EditBox's visible
area. No problem: I made it selectable so the user could click in
the box and scroll left/right with the arrow keys to see the entire
string.

But that's kind of clunky. The entire string is important, but the
actual FILEname is the most important part. Thus, I would like the
box to initially display the LEFT-HAND end of that string so that
the filename is immediately visible.

I'm sure there's a way to do it; I dimly recall it being discussed
in an MSAccess group for Access controls.

So, (without MSAccess involvement) how do I make that text string
be displayed so the LEFT end is visible?? Probably put the cursor
in the box and at that end of the string, but I don't know how to
do that.

Hints/help, please? :)

Thanks!
Mike

[Mike Wahler]

"MPBroida" <michael.p.broi da@boeing_oops. com> wrote in message
news:3F96FA2C.A B27370A@boeing_ oops.com...

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server,
Microsoft has a public server which has groups for
Windows issues, which is what your query is about:

msnews.microsof t.com

Find group microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui
so I'll ask here
and hope for the best. <grin>

Purpose of comp.lang.c++:

http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

-Mike

[MPBroida]

Mike Wahler wrote:

"MPBroida" wrote:

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server,
Microsoft has a public server which has groups for
Windows issues, which is what your query is about:

msnews.microsof t.com

Find group microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui

Thanks for the info, but I can't get to that newsserver
from here; firewalls/proxies/etc here don't allow it.
I'll try to convince our local newsserver admin to echo/
mirror (whatever the term is) that group here, but I doubt
they will do it.
Purpose of comp.lang.c++:

http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

Thanks for the info. :)

Mike

[Noah Roberts]

Mike Wahler wrote:

"MPBroida" <michael.p.broi da@boeing_oops. com> wrote in message
news:3F96FA2C.A B27370A@boeing_ oops.com...

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server,

Microsoft has a public server which has groups for
Windows issues, which is what your query is about:

msnews.microsof t.com

Find group microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui

In my experience these groups are a joke. They are basically dead,
nothing happens there.

Try comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.* where I still got no answers, but at
least there is a decent amount of traffic.

NR

[MPBroida]

Noah Roberts wrote:

Mike Wahler wrote:

"MPBroida" wrote in message
news:3F96FA2C.A B27370A@boeing_ oops.com...

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server,

Microsoft has a public server which has groups for
Windows issues, which is what your query is about:

msnews.microsof t.com

Find group microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui

In my experience these groups are a joke. They are basically dead,
nothing happens there.

Try comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.* where I still got no answers, but at
least there is a decent amount of traffic.

Thanks. I found comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win32
and will post there in a couple minutes. :)

Mike

[John Carson]

"Noah Roberts" <nr******@donte mailme.com> wrote in message
news:vp******** ****@corp.super news.com

Mike Wahler wrote:

"MPBroida" <michael.p.broi da@boeing_oops. com> wrote in message
news:3F96FA2C.A B27370A@boeing_ oops.com...

Hi!
I couldn't find a better Newsgroup on this server,

Microsoft has a public server which has groups for
Windows issues, which is what your query is about:

msnews.microsof t.com

Find group microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui

In my experience these groups are a joke. They are basically dead,
nothing happens there.

Try comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.* where I still got no answers, but
at least there is a decent amount of traffic.

NR

My experience is very different. There are hundreds of newsgroups on the MS
server, some of them very specialised. Microsoft evidently has the same
philosophy to creating newsgroups as it has to adding features to its
products. Naturally, some of these don't have much traffic but the less
specialised newsgroups have plenty, e.g.,

microsoft.publi c.vc.language
microsoft.publi c.vc.mfc

The suggested newsgroup

microsoft.publi c.win32.program mer.ui

is more specialised but still has a respectable amount of traffic and is a
good source for help.
--
John Carson
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2. Don't reply to email address (post here instead)

[Anonymous]

MPBroida wrote:

I have a small GUI program (Dialog) that uses (among other things)
an EditBox...I would like the
box to initially display the LEFT-HAND end of that string

Use CEdit::SetSel. Check MSDN for details.

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