Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

> ## SET-SELECTION( ) method

> Selects (and highlights) the text in a widget between two specified character offsets.

> Return type: LOGICAL

> Applies to: BROWSE widget (column), COMBO-BOX widget, EDITOR widget, FILL-IN widget

> Syntax
>     SET-SELECTION ( start-pos , end-pos )

> ``start-pos``

> An integer expression that specifies the offset of the first character to be selected.

> ``end-pos``

> An integer expression that specifies the offset of the first character after the selection.

> This method selects the text that begins at the offset `start-pos` and ends at the offset
> `end-pos` . If the operation is successful, the method returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE.

> Note: This operation produces a different result depending on the platform. In Windows GUI platforms, Progress measures character offset positions between characters. On non-Windows GUI or character platforms, Progress measures character offset positions on characters.

> In Windows, both the regular editor and the large editor support SET-SELECTION.

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