move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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Matthias Rebbe
Life Is Too Short For Boring Code

> Am 23.12.2020 um 21:26 schrieb Brian Milby via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> To improve on my initial suggestion...
> 
> select after char -1 of field 1
> 
or to improve your 2nd suggestion..

select after fld 1  

would do the same. ;) 

> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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