Script Steps Reference

Chapter 4
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Description
Allows the user to specify the starting and ending position of a selection in a field. The
values can be typed in directly or determined via a calculation. If no target field is specified
the current active field is used.
Notes
• Field position is determined by the number of characters, including spaces, beginning
with position 1, the first character in the field. The selection includes all values
beginning with the Start Position and concluding with the End Position. For example,
if Field1 has the value “abcdefgh”, and the script parameters specify a start position
of “3” and an end position of “6”, the script step will return the selection “cdef”.
• If the start position is valid and the end position out of range, everything from the start
position to the end of the field is selected. If the end position only is valid, the cursor
moves to the end position, and nothing is selected. If both start and end positions are
invalid, the cursor moves to the end of the field contents.
• No action is taken if the user attempts to perform a selection on a container field.
• Data selected out of visual range is scrolled into view.
Example
Go to Layout [“Data Entry”]
Set Selection [Table1::Account Number; Start Position:
5; End Position: 10]
Copy []
Select All
Format
Select All
Options
None.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Selects the entire contents of the current field.