Ok so if replaceSel(text) will replace the selection that is selected then is there a way to get what is selected?
So I select Matt form the sentence below: Hello my name is Matt? I need to get Matt and add the <b></b> tags to get <b>Matt</b> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mathew Ray Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <lingo-l> <lingo-l>Text question Not to say you shouldn't use Director, but is shockwave -may- not be the best tool for the job...if all you are looking for is text handling of input selection, flash can definitely do that. First Question: Have you tried using the custom text formatterstuff and the Selection class in flash? It has worked for me in the past (Flash6+). replaceSel() can replace the current selection with new text, but it won't re-render the look if it is an html field. my_txt.replaceSel(text); Otherwise look at using the Selection class to get the in and out point of the selection and re-apply the text to the string. Second question: What is your delivery? Web? If so, why not return the records from a database call via php, cold fusion, jsp, or some other middleware solution. They are pretty good at accessing DBs very efficiently. Just post your data back to a page that is looking for your params and that page would interface with the database and execute the proper query. Let me know if I am missing something here... ~Mathew Matt Wells wrote: > > Hello, > > Tried this in flash and it doesn't have the capabilities. :( > > Can anyone tell me if this posibal in shockwave/director? > > I want to read a couple of paragraphs from a database. (So this project > would be a shockwave project.) Into a editable text field. What I need > to do is highlight a specified word(s) in the text field and insert an > html tag on the front and back of the highlighted text by pressing a > button. Here would be an exsample! > > Hi my name is Matt! > > I would highlight name in the above text line and press a button. The > result Im looking for would be. > > Hi my <b>name<b> is Matt! > > Now I need to write back to a database on the server. > > Just need to know if its posibal or not. > > Thank you, > > Matt Wells [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
