VB Syntax+ README file
About
The VB Syntax+ control allows you to add a VB Syntax Highlighter to your Application.
Installation
In order to install this application, please copy the file to your system directory. Then click Run on your start menu, and enter Regsvr32.exe vbwColour.ocx. To add the ocx control to your project, click Project|Properties. Then click browse, and select vbwColour. You will now see a new icon in your toolbox.
Properties
ALL properties can be set at both design time and run time.
Apart from the normal Rich Text Box properties, there are:
AutoIndent - Specifies whether to automattically indent text when the
user presses the return key
CanCopy - Can we currently copy text?
CanPaste - Can we currently paste text?
Colour_Comment - Sets the comment colour
Colour_Keyword - Sets the keyword colour
Colour_Text - Sets the text colour
CurrentColumn - Returns the current column
CurrentLine - Returns the current line
GetFirstLineVisible - Returns the first visible line in the rich text
box.
hWnd - Returns the rich text box's hWnd
Indent - Sets the indent value when the user presses the tab key.
LineCount - Returns the number of lines
Mode - Sets the mode. Either vbwText, vbwVB or vbwRTF
Methods
Clear - Clears the text box
ColourText - Colours the whole text box as plain text, regardless of
the mode
ColourVB - Colours the whole text box as VB, regardless of the mode
Copy - Copies the selected text to the clipboard
Cut - Cuts the selected text to the clipboard
InsertCode - Inserts code at the cursor point. If you use .SelText property,
the text will not be coloured.
Paste - Pastes the clipboard contents
Events
BeforeCut (Cancel As Boolean) - Occurs before cutting text. Setting
Cancel to true cancels the action
BeforeCopy (Cancel As Boolean) - Occurs before copying text. Setting Cancel
to true cancels the action
BeforePaste (Cancel As Boolean) - Occurs before pasting text. Setting Cancel
to true cancels the action
ProgressChange - Occurs when the colouring progress changes
ProgressComplete - Occurs when colouring is complete
Examples
There is an example project (prjExample.vbp) included with this control.
Known Issues
ScrollBars property is not yet implemented (due to a VB bug)
Product Support
If you would like to report a bug, please email [email protected] . Please note that we will take no responsibility for any loss, however caused through using this or any other VB Web control.
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