information need - focusgain event in SDK

[joeitaliano]

hello

i am playing with the fulldemo program that came with the SDK

when i click on a form field I have noticed that the VS debug screen displays CMainDlg::OnNamedNotify("Global::FocusGained")

i would like to know where i can get some information about this notification.

i would like to find out if it is possible to then get the field name that i have just selected

with this i could then bring up an option list in my c++ application which the user can select

then i could update the form field text with the selected text.

may thanks

joe@csolutions.com.au

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, joeitaliano.

when i click on a form field I have noticed that the VS debug screen displays CMainDlg::OnNamedNotify("Global::FocusGained")
i would like to know where i can get some information about this notification.

The simple notify "Global::FocusGained" informs you: our control (any related window from our control) gained or have already a input focus.
This event is periodically sent to the client when the end-user interacts with the our control - clicks with a mouse, activates windows, etc.

i would like to find out if it is possible to then get the field name that i have just selected

In the new build (upcoming) you will be able to use new features for get/set focused field:

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// get full name of focused field:
ctrl.DoDocumentVerb(docID, NULL, "GetSelectedField", dataIn, out dataOut, 0);
// dataOut == "TextBox1.0" for example
...
// change focus 
dataIn = "CheckBox1";
ctrl.DoDocumentVerb(docID, NULL, "SelectField", dataIn, NULL, 0);

Wait for the new build and look to the updated help file...

HTH.

[joeitaliano]

thank you so much

that is exactly what i require

one more question. i have been able to insert 1 line of text into my form field as follows

BSTR js = SysAllocString(L"var f = this.getField(\"Text2\"); if (f != null) { f.value; f.value = \"joeitaliano\"; f.value; };");

hRes = m_spView->RunJavaScript(js, NULL, 0, 0);
m_spView->GetTextFromResult(hRes, &msg);
SysFreeString(js);

however the form field is a text box that can hold 5 lines. when i try to use this line to fill up 3 lines i get an error returned
BSTR js = SysAllocString(L"var f = this.getField(\"Text2\"); if (f != null) { f.value; f.value = \"joeitaliano\rline1 \rline2\r"; f.value; };");

i tried \r in an attempt to go to the next line and also \n but still no good so there must be some other way to move to the next line or maybe there is not

any suggestions

thanks again

joe italiano

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Can you try to use the following string?

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BSTR js = SysAllocString(L"var f = this.getField(\"Text2\"); if (f != null) { f.value = \"joeitaliano\\rline1 \\rline2\\r"; };");

Note \\ in the string.

[joeitaliano]

that worked

many thanks

[Paul - PDF-XChange]