text selection question

[Bill Humphrey]

If the command select or focus on is run from and open fld or in the 
message box then the selection just flashes for a second. If it is run 
from a button on the card then it works as expected. version 2.6 - what 
am I doing wrong?

Bill Humphrey wrote:

> How come when you do this:
>
> select word one of fld "x_areacode1"
>
> The text just flashes for a second and doesn't remain selected? Is 
> there some command:
>
> select word one of fld "foolish coder" and hold that selection *&*^^@$
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