## EdtInfo.exe Retrieves Text Box Status w/Win Messages

Q103337

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

## SUMMARY

EdtInfo.exe is a sample file that demonstrates how to access retrieval information from a Microsoft(R) Visual Basic(TM) application. It uses Microsoft Windows(TM) functions to retrieve information about the status of a text box. The Visual Basic language does not provide this capability.

## MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
EdtInfo.exe
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

> Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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EDIT_INFO allows you to use the Windows message constants listed below for the following tasks:

- EM_GETLINE: Copy a specific line of text from the edit control.
- EM_GETLINECOUNT: Retrieve the number of lines within the edit control.
- EM_GETSEL: Position the cursor at a specific character location.
- EM_LINEFROMCHAR: Retrieve the line number of a specific character location.
- EM_LINEINDEX: Retrieve the number of lines prior to a specified character position.
- EM_LINELENGTH: Retrieve the number of characters in a specified line.
- EM_REPLACESEL: Replace the specified text with another text string.

For information on specifying the amount of text allowed within a text control, search the Knowledge Base for EM_LIMITTEXT.
For information on setting tab stops within a control, search the Knowledge Base for EM_SETTABSTOPS.
EDIT_INFO was built and tested under Microsoft Windows version 3.1 and Visual Basic version 3.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbCtrl kbEditCtrl kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin311
Issue type :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310

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