"JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
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> Also I need this text to go in the text box where the user drops it. How
do
> I determine this area....
>
> "JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
> news:tlp8b.1921$8g2.19@news1.central.cox.net...
> > I can't seem to get exactly what I need. I have a list box as the
source,
> > and a text box as the target. I'm wanting to pick one listbox item,
> change
> > it's showing text slightly and alow a drop any where in the mulitlined
> text
> > box. I have the textbox set to allow drop, but all I ever get is the NO
> > mouse when I move over the textbox. What should my sequence of events
be
> > here?
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
>
>

"JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
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> OK, I don't fully understand it but I think I do enough to impliment it,
> although I'm getting and error when I compile on the EM_CHARFROMPOS
message
> id, what do I need to do to have this defined?
>
> "Tom" <TomReMoVeThIs@Apptero.com> wrote in message
> news:%23FkJSzWeDHA.3896@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > JB,
> > Regarding your last question, I guess you're asking how to determine the
> > position of the mouse in the Textbox (so you can determine where to
insert
> > the text.) Here's a snippet of code for you. The
> > GetTextPositionFromPoint() function returns the index into the
> TextBox.Text
> > that corresponds to the point passed in. HandleTextDragOver() does
> > something you may not want (it moves the text cursor to the point in the
> > textbox where the drop will take place), but it illustrates a use of the
> > method.
> >
> > Tom Clement
> > Apptero, Inc.
> >
> > public struct POINTL
> > {
> > public int x;
> > public int y;
> >
> > public POINTL(Point pt) { x = pt.X; y = pt.Y; }
> > public POINTL(int x0, int y0) { x = x0; y = y0; }
> > public override string ToString() { return String.Format("POINTL
> > ({0},{1})", x, y); }
> > }
> >
> >
> > [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint="SendMessage", CharSet =
> CharSet.Auto)]
> > private static extern int SendMessageInt(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, Int32
> > wParam, Int32 lParam);
> >
> > [DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "SendMessage", CharSet =
> > CharSet.Auto)]
> > private static extern int SendMessageRefPoint(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg,
int
> > wParam, ref POINTL point);
> >
> >
> >
> > // Obtain the position in the text string from the specified
> > // window location. The position is in client coordinates of
> > // the textbox or richtextbox
> > public static int GetTextPositionFromPoint(TextBoxBase control, Point
pt)
> > {
> > if (control is TextBox)
> > {
> > int result = SendMessageInt(control.Handle, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, pt.X +
> > (pt.Y * 0x10000));
> > return result & 0xFFFF;
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > POINTL pointStruct = new POINTL(pt.X, pt.Y);
> > return SendMessageRefPoint(control.Handle, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, ref
> > pointStruct);
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > public static void HandleTextDragOver(TextBoxBase txtBox, DragEventArgs
e)
> > {
> > Point pt = txtBox.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
> > int iDropPos = API.GetTextPositionFromPoint(txtBox, pt);
> > txtBox.Focus();
> > txtBox.SelectionStart = iDropPos;
> > txtBox.SelectionLength = 0;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > "JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
> > news:JEp8b.1925$8g2.323@news1.central.cox.net...
> > > Also I need this text to go in the text box where the user drops it.
> How
> > do
> > > I determine this area....
> > >
> > > "JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
> > > news:tlp8b.1921$8g2.19@news1.central.cox.net...
> > > > I can't seem to get exactly what I need. I have a list box as the
> > source,
> > > > and a text box as the target. I'm wanting to pick one listbox item,
> > > change
> > > > it's showing text slightly and alow a drop any where in the
mulitlined
> > > text
> > > > box. I have the textbox set to allow drop, but all I ever get is
the
> NO
> > > > mouse when I move over the textbox. What should my sequence of
events
> > be
> > > > here?
> > > >
> > > > Jason
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
news:tlp8b.1921$8g2.19@news1.central.cox.net...
> I can't seem to get exactly what I need. I have a list box as the source,
> and a text box as the target. I'm wanting to pick one listbox item,
change
> it's showing text slightly and alow a drop any where in the mulitlined
text
> box. I have the textbox set to allow drop, but all I ever get is the NO
> mouse when I move over the textbox. What should my sequence of events be
> here?
>
> Jason
>
>

"Tom" <TomReMoVeThIs@Apptero.com> wrote in message
news:%23FkJSzWeDHA.3896@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> JB,
> Regarding your last question, I guess you're asking how to determine the
> position of the mouse in the Textbox (so you can determine where to insert
> the text.) Here's a snippet of code for you. The
> GetTextPositionFromPoint() function returns the index into the
TextBox.Text
> that corresponds to the point passed in. HandleTextDragOver() does
> something you may not want (it moves the text cursor to the point in the
> textbox where the drop will take place), but it illustrates a use of the
> method.
>
> Tom Clement
> Apptero, Inc.
>
> public struct POINTL
> {
> public int x;
> public int y;
>
> public POINTL(Point pt) { x = pt.X; y = pt.Y; }
> public POINTL(int x0, int y0) { x = x0; y = y0; }
> public override string ToString() { return String.Format("POINTL
> ({0},{1})", x, y); }
> }
>
>
> [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint="SendMessage", CharSet =
CharSet.Auto)]
> private static extern int SendMessageInt(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, Int32
> wParam, Int32 lParam);
>
> [DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "SendMessage", CharSet =
> CharSet.Auto)]
> private static extern int SendMessageRefPoint(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, int
> wParam, ref POINTL point);
>
>
>
> // Obtain the position in the text string from the specified
> // window location. The position is in client coordinates of
> // the textbox or richtextbox
> public static int GetTextPositionFromPoint(TextBoxBase control, Point pt)
> {
> if (control is TextBox)
> {
> int result = SendMessageInt(control.Handle, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, pt.X +
> (pt.Y * 0x10000));
> return result & 0xFFFF;
> }
> else
> {
> POINTL pointStruct = new POINTL(pt.X, pt.Y);
> return SendMessageRefPoint(control.Handle, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, ref
> pointStruct);
> }
> }
>
>
> public static void HandleTextDragOver(TextBoxBase txtBox, DragEventArgs e)
> {
> Point pt = txtBox.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
> int iDropPos = API.GetTextPositionFromPoint(txtBox, pt);
> txtBox.Focus();
> txtBox.SelectionStart = iDropPos;
> txtBox.SelectionLength = 0;
> }
>
>
>
> "JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
> news:JEp8b.1925$8g2.323@news1.central.cox.net...
> > Also I need this text to go in the text box where the user drops it.
How
> do
> > I determine this area....
> >
> > "JB" <jasonb@bellevue.com> wrote in message
> > news:tlp8b.1921$8g2.19@news1.central.cox.net...
> > > I can't seem to get exactly what I need. I have a list box as the
> source,
> > > and a text box as the target. I'm wanting to pick one listbox item,
> > change
> > > it's showing text slightly and alow a drop any where in the mulitlined
> > text
> > > box. I have the textbox set to allow drop, but all I ever get is the
NO
> > > mouse when I move over the textbox. What should my sequence of events
> be
> > > here?
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>