(data grid) Can't get the text selected in the Edit Field When It Opens

[Trevor DeVore]

On Jul 20, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Andre.Bisseret wrote:

> I have a data grid table in which I would like the text appears  
> selected when an edit field is opened.
>
> I tried the following:
> 1 - created a button "My default column behavior"
> 2 - set the script of btn "My default column behavior" to the script  
> of button "Default Column" of stack "revDataGridLibrary"
> 3 - set the dgProps["default column behavior"] of group "MyDataGrid"  
> to the long id of btn "My default column behavior"
> 4 - In the script of the button added a line to the handler command  
> EditValue as follow:
> command EditValue
>   ##In order to select all text before opening
>   set the dgTemplateFieldEditor["select text"] of the dgControl of  
> me to true --ADDED LINE
>   EditFieldText the long ID of me, the dgIndex of me, the dgColumn  
> of me
> end EditValue
>
> 5 - verified that the handler: getProp dgDataControl was in the script
>
> Does not work here ;-(( the text of the edit field is not selected  
> when the field is opened


I just created a new data grid in 4.5, created a column, customized it  
using the "+" button in the prop inspector, edited the behavior, added  
your code and it worked.

Have you confirmed that the EditValue handler in your script is being  
called (try using a put statement)?

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