>>>>>>>Oh, you're in vfp5? selectonentry works for me, but there must be something in the text box for it to work...no format is needed.
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>>>>>>All my text boxes have data in them, and it still don't work! Strange...
>>>>>>Jon
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>>>>>That's strange. Test things by creating a new form with 2 or 3 textboxes, then run it, enter some text and tab thru them. You should select all the text. Of course set selectonentry to T, but no format...
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>>>>Bruce,
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>>>>It will work that way. My text boxes in question are all on a container, placed within a grid column. They get focus because the little bar is there. Another strange thing is I can only select text by triple clicking OR click-hold and move right to left! NOT left to right! Hmmm? What do you think of that one?
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>>>The old triple-click, eh?
>>>Oh, well in that case...your problem is more complex. Have you tried dumping the container and see does it work without it? Maybe you need to rebuild your container...or maybe you've uncovered some new bug?
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>>Do you think this heiarche might have something to do with it?
>>ThisForm.pageframe1.Page1.Scrollgrid1.Column1.Container1.txtLastname
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>>I don't think I can do away with the container in the instance.
>>Jon
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>I too am having the triple click problem. But my textbox has a value of 0. If I click the cursor pops up just to the left of the 0. I have to click once or twice just to the right of the 0 to select the 0. My selstart property is not changable via the properties menu, I don't know why?
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>I can use Keyboard '{CTRL+A}' in the click property of the textbox, but only works when I run the form alone. I does not work when I run the form in my app. I can't seem to figure that out either.
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>I don't have a problem using the tab key selecting the text, just the mouse.
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>I just keep trying

I think I have too many containers! Wait...New bug...VFP can only accept 3 containers in any one form...