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Mike.Cornflake

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[solved] Insert Text at Caret for TComboBox
« on: September 30, 2014, 12:24:40 am »
This is me being the absolute bog standard definition of lazy :-)

Don't suppose anyone has any code for inserting text at the caret for a TComboBox?

Sure, I can use SelStart & SelLength, but I never get string manipulation right first time... (excuses)
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Re: Insert Text at Caret for TComboBox
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2014, 06:30:15 am »
Quote from: Mike.Cornflake on September 30, 2014, 12:24:40 am
This is me being the absolute bog standard definition of lazy :-)

Don't suppose anyone has any code for inserting text at the caret for a TComboBox?

Sure, I can use SelStart & SelLength, but I never get string manipulation right first time... (excuses)

use copy paste (clipbrd.astext), combobox1.paste or something along those lines.
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Mike.Cornflake

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Re: Insert Text at Caret for TComboBox
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2014, 12:21:23 pm »
Quote from: taazz on September 30, 2014, 06:30:15 am
use copy paste (clipbrd.astext), combobox1.paste or something along those lines.

Elegant genius.   And you know what?  Embarrassingly enough, the text I want to insert is *already* on the clipboard, and I never once thought of pasting...

Many thanks :-)
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Re: Insert Text at Caret for TComboBox
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2014, 02:36:54 pm »
Quote from: Mike.Cornflake on September 30, 2014, 12:21:23 pm
Quote from: taazz on September 30, 2014, 06:30:15 am
use copy paste (clipbrd.astext), combobox1.paste or something along those lines.

Elegant genius.   And you know what?  Embarrassingly enough, the text I want to insert is *already* on the clipboard, and I never once thought of pasting...

Many thanks :-)

It is not coincidence that Archimedes found his "eureka" while taking a bath :P
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Re: [solved] Insert Text at Caret for TComboBox
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2014, 02:45:37 pm »
Quote from: taazz on September 30, 2014, 02:36:54 pm
It is not coincidence that Archimedes found his "eureka" while taking a bath :P

More information than I wanted :D
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