Text Editor and Clipboard Manipulation Routines

These API routines allow you to manipulate the Visual FoxPro text editor, the file open in the text editor, and the clipboard.

• _EdActive( ) API Library Routine
  Hides or shows the selection range or insertion point.

• _EdCloseFile( ) API Library Routine
  Closes the specified file while saving without asking, prompting before saving, or saving as another file.

• _EdCopy( ) API Library Routine
  Copies selected area to the clipboard.

• _EdCut( ) API Library Routine
  Copies selected area to the clipboard and deletes it from the editor.

• _EdDelete( ) API Library Routine
  Deletes the selected area. If there is no selection, deletes character at current pos.

• _EdGetChar( ) API Library Routine
  Gets the character at EDPOS.

• _EdGetEnv( ) API Library Routine
  Reads various editor settings.

• _EdGetLineNum( ) API Library Routine
  Returns the line number for the position EDPOS.

• _EdGetLinePos( ) API Library Routine
  Returns the EDPOS for the beginning of the line EDLINE.

• _EdGetPos( ) API Library Routine)
  Returns current editor POS, or returns anchor point if there's a selection.

• _EdGetStr( ) API Library Routine
  Gets the text between EDPOS and EDPOS inclusive, and places it in TEXT.

• _EdIndent( ) API Library Routine
  Indents the selected text by int tab stops. Int can be negative in order to format a hanging indent.

• _EdInsert( ) API Library Routine
  Inserts BYTES of TEXT.

• _EdLastError( ) API Library Routine
  Returns the error number of the last editor error.

• _EdOpenFile( ) API Library Routine
  Starts an editor session on this file.

• _EdPaste( ) API Library Routine
  Copies clipboard text into the editor at current position.

• _EdPosInView( ) API Library Routine
  Returns TRUE if the editor position is visible.

• _EdRedo( ) API Library Routine
  Redoes the most recent undo.

• _EdRevert( ) API Library Routine
  Reverts to a saved file.

• _EdSave( ) API Library Routine
  Saves the file without closing the editing window.

• _EdScrollToPos( ) API Library Routine
  Makes sure that EDPOS passed is on the screen, but doesn't move insertion point. BOOL means center EDPOS vertically.

• _EdScrollToSel( ) API Library Routine
  Makes sure the selection anchor point is on the screen. BOOL means center anchor point vertically.

• _EdSelect( ) API Library Routine
  Selects the range from EDPOS to EDPOS. To move the insertion point, set both EDPOSes the same.

• _EdSendKey( ) API Library Routine
  Simulates key press given by int.

• _EdSetEnv( ) API Library Routine
  Sets various editor settings.

• _EdSetPos( ) API Library Routine
  Moves insertion point, and has side affect of unselecting anything currently selected.

• _EdSkipLines( ) API Library Routine
  Moves insertion point from EDPOS to beginning of line int.

• _EdUndo( ) API Library Routine
  Undoes the most recent changes.

• _EdUndoOn( ) API Library Routine
  Groups the actions performed after _EdUndoOn( ) is passed until it is passed again as a single action for undo purposes.

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