>>I want to position to the end of the data in my editbox when I enter it. I use the selstart property to do this. In the when method I put the following command "THIS.SELSTART = LEN(THIS.VALUE)". When I enter the editbox, the insertion point disappears, I think it moves to the end of the data but the editbox does not scroll to make it visible. When I put the same statement in the CLICK method of the editbox, it works fine.
>> To recreate this behavior, do the following:
>>1) Place an editbox control on a form.
>>2) Size the editbox so it is one line high and about 200 pixels wide.
>>3) In the init method place a statement like:
>> this.value = "This is a long string which is too wide to display all at once in the editbox". Be sure the string is too long to display all at once.
>>4) In the when method place the following statement:
>> THIS.SELSTART = LEN(THIS.VALUE)
>>5) In the clock method, place the same statement:
>> THIS.SELSTART = LEN(THIS.VALUE)
>>6) Run the form and see what you get.
>>
>>Why is the WHEN method not working properly? Bug or bad programming?
>
>Try this snippet (it should work, however I wouldn't advise to use Whem event):
>with thisform.edit1
> .value=replicate('x',250)
> .selstart=len(.value)
> .setfocus
>endwith
>keyboard '{DNARROW}'


Why would you not advise to use the when event?