Look up DragItem in the language reference.
In the EditField's DropObject event:
SUB DropObject (Obj As DragItem)
IF Obj.TextAvailable THEN
// create a method to test whether the dropped text
// is a valid URL, and process accordingly.
processURL Obj.Text
END IF
END SUB
PWH
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on 5/30/04 11:07 PM, Maury McCown at maury at mccowns dot us wrote:
> Hey all
>
> I have a feeling I¹m going to be embarrassed once this question gets
> answered, but here goes:
>
> 1) I have a global floater with an editfield.
>
> 2) I¹m dragging text selections to this editfield using the built-in drag
> and drop capability ? no code.
>
> 3) I want to fire a ShowURL event as soon as the text is dropped into the
> editfield, but I don¹t want to use the TextChange event.
>
> What¹s the bet way to have the editfield realize something¹s been dropped so
> I can fire the ShowURL? I have code in the DropObject, but it¹s not doing
> anything as it¹s referring to a folderitem ? but the text is just a
> selection being dragged from a browser window.
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Maury
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