How to Position Cursor at End of Text in Editing Window

ID: Q108667

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b

By default, when you open an editing window in FoxPro with the MODIFY MEMO or the @ ... EDIT command, the cursor will be placed at the beginning of the text in the open editing window. Normally you have to press the PAGE DOWN key to put the cursor at the end of the text so that you can start adding more text. To avoid this extra keystroke, you can issue the following code, which automatically places the cursor at the end of the text when you open a memo field for editing.

   USE c:\<foxpro main directory>\tutorial\salesman IN 1
   MODIFY MEMO notes RANGE LEN(notes)+1, LEN(notes)+1
   USE    && close database

According to the online help system, the syntax of the RANGE clause for the MODIFY MEMO command is as follows:

   RANGE <expN1>, <expN2>

   RANGE lets you open a memo editing window with a range of
   characters selected. Characters are selected starting at the
   position specified with <expN1> up to (but not including) the
   <expN2> character. If <expN1> is equal to <expN2>, no characters
   are selected, and the cursor is placed at the position specified
   with <expN1>.

Keeping the last statement in mind, the LEN() function is used to evaluate the number of characters, including spaces, in the memo field. The return value of the LEN() function is used in both numeric expressions of the RANGE clause to place the cursor at the end of the text in the memo field.

NOTE: If the memo field is empty, the cursor will be placed at the beginning of the memo editing window.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b @...edit insertion point KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995