Detect when a field changes

[Peter Haworth]

>From the dictionary:

"Is dispatched by the field whenever a user (or simulated user) action
causes the content of the field to change."

What is a "simulated user" I wonder....

I guess you could also send a textChanged message to the field, or pull the
textChanged logic into a separate handler and call it from textChanged and
wherever else you put text into the field.

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 2:47 PM, AndyP <smudge.andy at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> Thought this was odd so made a little test stack... and yes you are right
> and focus has no effect.
>
> Now it seems that the textChanged meassage is only sent when Typing in a
> field has happened and not when the contents of the field actualy change!
>
> There is a way around the problem. I'm assuming you using a put to get your
> contents into the field.
>
> Try using the Type command instead. This simulates physical typing in the
> field.
>
> You can do something like this;
>
>
> select after fld "MyField"
> set the typingRate to 0 // no delay
> Type "MyStuffHere" // instaed of put
>
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