Highlighting an item in an edit box

[davidgraham]

I am displaying a default item in an edit box.

The user wants to enter a new item, and so highlights it and types over it. How can I display the item already highlighted?

Thanks

David

Steve - Please sort out the forum so that the most recent postings are displayed at the top, or everybody will be giving their subject names as AAAAAAAAAAAA.... Better still give an option to sort by date or subject. It will soon become unmanagable as you will not see easily the new postings, so there will be less chance that people will respond to your postings.

[Intel_C_Intel]

Giving focus to the edit box should do it, no? (like if the user tabs to the edit box)

-John

[Jugoslav_Dujic]

...or, more straight:

iSt=SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg,IDC_EDITBOX), EM_SETSEL, 0, -1)

HTH

Jugoslav

[davidgraham]

Using Set Focus only places the cursor in the edit box,
I had to use EM_SETSEL to highlight the text.

It's a pity with CVF that you have to know the answer before the help is any good.

Thanks.

David