> Hi everyone,
> Sorry... I just saw something wrong in my code and have to update the
> post...
> I'm trying to code an event and seem to be stuck on something that might
> seem pretty simple (I am a newbie...)
> 
> I have two textboxes on a form, I have a button on a form that is
> supposed to copy selected text.
> When I click the button I want the selected text to be copied into the
> clipboard.  I can do this by saying:
> 
> Private Sub Copy_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As_
> System.EventArgs) Handles Copy.Click
>         If TextBox1.SelectionLength > 0 Then
>             My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(TextBox1.SelectedText,_
> TextDataFormat.Text)
>         End If
>         If TextBox2.SelectionLength > 0 Then
>             My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(TextBox2.SelectedText,_
> TextDataFormat.Text)
>         End If
>     End Sub
>
> But I want the code to know which textbox has text selected in it
> without me having to specify it.  Suppose I had more textboxes for
> example it would be tiresome to write the if statement for all the
> textboxes (or any control for that matter)...
> Is there a way to do this without specifying the control name all the
> time, I would love to learn how...
> 
> Any help is welcome,
> Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help.

> Hi everyone,
> Sorry... I just saw something wrong in my code and have to update the
> post...
> I'm trying to code an event and seem to be stuck on something that might
> seem pretty simple (I am a newbie...)
> 
> I have two textboxes on a form, I have a button on a form that is
> supposed to copy selected text.
> When I click the button I want the selected text to be copied into the
> clipboard.  I can do this by saying:
> 
> Private Sub Copy_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As_
> System.EventArgs) Handles Copy.Click
>         If TextBox1.SelectionLength > 0 Then
>             My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(TextBox1.SelectedText,_
> TextDataFormat.Text)
>         End If
>         If TextBox2.SelectionLength > 0 Then
>             My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(TextBox2.SelectedText,_
> TextDataFormat.Text)
>         End If
>     End Sub
>
> But I want the code to know which textbox has text selected in it
> without me having to specify it.  Suppose I had more textboxes for
> example it would be tiresome to write the if statement for all the
> textboxes (or any control for that matter)...
> Is there a way to do this without specifying the control name all the
> time, I would love to learn how...
> 
> Any help is welcome,
> Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help.

"R. MacDonald" <sci***@NO-SP-AMcips.ca> wrote in
news:441ebe4c$0$27645$dbd4d001@news.wanadoo.nl:

> Hello, GanjaMan,
>
> I don't know anything about "My.Computer.Clipboard", but I think what
> you are doing here will not give you what you want.  For example, if
> both TextBoxes have selected text, you will always get the text in
> TextBox2.
>
> You might consider setting a module scope string to the selected text
> in the validate event of the TextBox, and using that in your button
> click event.
>
> Something like:
>
>    Private mstrSelectedText As String = ""
>
>    Private Sub TextBox_Validated(ByVal sender As Object, _
>                                  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
>                                        Handles TextBox1.Validated, _
>                                        TextBox2.Validated
>          mstrSelectedText = DirectCast(sender, TextBox).SelectedText
>    End Sub
>
> and then set the clipboard text using mstrSelectedText.  If you have a
> lot of TextBoxes, you can set the handler in a loop using AddHandler.
>
> Cheers,
> Randy