move cursor to the end of a line in a field

[Brian Milby]

To improve on my initial suggestion...

select after char -1 of field 1

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> On Dec 23, 2020, at 3:22 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Douglas,
> 
> you can use
> 
> select after line x of fld y 
> 
> for this. 
> For example to place the cursor after line 3 of fld "text" you would write
> 
> select after line 3 of fld "text"
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matthias
> 
> 
> -
> Matthias Rebbe
> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
> 
>> Am 23.12.2020 um 20:57 schrieb Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>> 
>> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
>> field.  This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
>> cursor is in that field.  I want to do that positioning programmatically...
>> but ...
>> 
>> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
>> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
>> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
>> a Windows resource tells me it is "35".... 
>> 
>> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
>> value to the active field?  Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
>> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
>> of a single line field?
>> 
>> Likely simple but I just can't work it out.  Thanks in advance! 
>> 
>> Douglas Ruisaard
>> 
>>   Trilogy Software
>>     (250) 573-3935
>> 
>> 
>> 
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