Richtextbox : how to avoid scrolling

[Laurent VOISIN]

Hi All,

I have a big problem that I can reproduce in the following source (the ScrollBars properties must be equal to rtfVertical before start).

My question is :

How to avoid the scrolling ?

I would like the scrollBar to rest at the bottom position when I add some text.

thank you very much,
alouillet.


private Sub Form_Load()
Dim i as Integer

me.Show
RichTextBox1.Text = ""
' Must be in the properties :
'RichTextBox1.ScrollBars = rtfVertical ' read only
for i = 0 to 200
RichTextBox1.Text = RichTextBox1.Text + "My text " + Str(i) + vbCrLf
RichTextBox1.Refresh
RichTextBox1.SelStart = len(RichTextBox1.Text) - 1
next

End Sub

[Cakkie]

I'm not sure what exactly you mean, but if it is the fact that you can see the scrollbar grow smaller and smaller (that is, the block in the scrollbar), you can use this code.

strText = ""
for i = 0 to 200
strText = strText + "My text " + Str(i) + vbCrLf
next

RichTextBox1.Text = strText
RichTextBox1.SelStart = len(RichTextBox1.Text) - 1





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[Laurent VOISIN]

Hi,

I anderstand what you mean but this program is just to reproduce the problem, in the reality the text arrive in an Socket_DataArrival at any time like that :


private Sub MySocket_DataArrival(byval bytesTotal as Long)
Dim strData as string

Sock_CLASS.GetData strData
RichTextBox1.Text = RichTextBox1.Text + strData
RichTextBox1.SelStart = len(RichTextBox1.Text) - 1

End Sub




So I search a tip to prevent the text cursor going at the top.

thank for response.
Laurent.

PS : Sorry for my english, I'm french...;-)

[John G Duffy]

The .SelStart method should position the cursor any place within the RTB you chose. As an aside, If you wish to append text to a RichtextBox, or any control for that matter, it is usually quicker to use sendKeys then concatenating like your sample does
Richtextbox1.Text = RichtextBox1.Text + additionalText is very inefficient. Use this instead

private Sub Command1_Click()' append new text
RTB.SelStart = len(RTB.Text)
RTB.SetFocus ' Important
SendKeys vbCrLf & Text1.Text, true
End Sub



You can set .SelStart to any position within the RTB and that is where SendKeys will insert your new text.
As another aside, using the + sign to concatenate sometimes will produce undesired results. Ir your RichTextBox contains data that can be recognized as numeric and you are trying to append data that appears numeric, then VB will add them together not concatenate them.
EG.
RichTextBox1.Text = "12345"
NewText = 25

RichtextBox1 = RichtextBox1 + NewText
will result in Richtextbox1 = 12370
To Concatenate them use the Concatenation symbol & (ampersand) like so
RichTextBox1 = RichTextBox1 & NewText
This will yield
1234525

John G

[Laurent VOISIN]

Hi john,

Great, it is exactly what I search.

However, I 'm not agree with you, I have a lot a data who transit and this method is less efficient (in term of rapidity) that .text=.text + "mytext".
( 4 seconds with the .Text method 13 seconds with the SendKeys method)

Secondly, I have to SendKeys to a Form that have a Modal form in front of. So I can't make the RTB.SetFocus. Have you any solution ? (e.g. sendKeys to the hwnd of the RTB) or another method to append data to the RTB.


Thank you very much for help.
Laurent VOISIN.

[Laurent VOISIN]

Hi,

I found a very simple response to my question :

RTB.Selstart = Len(RTB.Text)
RTB.SelLength = 0
RTB.SelText = "My Text"

Thanks for responses.
Laurent.