>>>That´s exactly what I was looking for!!!!
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>>>Thanks Steve!
>>PMFJI,
>>Your question and Steve's answer just improved my base textbox class -- my thanks!
>>One thing I did differently and thought I'd pass along is...
>>I check for SelStart = 0 and SelLength = 0 That way if the user highlights text and wants to delete it using the backspace, they still can.
>>Just my 2 cents...
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>Bill,
>
>Thanks for throwing that in there...

It just so happens that a client called recently to complain about that 'feature' when they held the backspace key down too long. I hadn't had time to figure out how to stop it. You did! Thanks.