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Selection (Property)
The Selection property is used to get the characteristics of the selection (or cursor):
  • in a Word Processing control.
    Note: This selection is located in the part being edited (body, header or footer).
  • in a Spreadsheet control.
  • in an HTML Editor control.
  • in a Diagram Editor control.
<Table>.CellSelect (Function)
Returns the coordinates (row number and column number) of a selected cell. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelect.
ListSelect (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
TableColumnSelect (Function)
Returns the column number corresponding to one of the columns selected in the Table control. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelect.
<Spreadsheet>.GetSelection (Function)
Retrieves the list of selected cells in a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
TableCellSelect (Function)
Returns the coordinates (row number and column number) of a selected cell. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelect.
zipSelectFile (Function)
Selects files from an archive.
TableCellSelectOccurrence (Function)
Returns the number of selected cells found in a Table control. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelectCount.
Characteristics of Table controls in a window
Table controls allow you to display and/or enter data...
<Table>.CellSelectOccurrence (Function)
Returns the number of selected cells found in a Table control. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelectCount.
TableColumnSelectOccurrence (Function)
Returns the number of selected columns found in a table. This function is kept for backward compatibility. It is recommended to use TableSelectCount.
SpreadsheetGetSelection (Function)
Retrieves the list of selected cells in a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
<List Box>.Select (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
Characteristics of Table controls in a page
Table controls allow you to display and/or enter data...
<zipArchive>.SelectFile (Function)
Selects files from an archive.
Events associated with Combo Box controls
List of events associated with Combo Box controls
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HFilterStartsWith (Function)
Defines and enables a "Start with" filter on a file, view or query.
HFilterIncludedBetween (Function)
Defines and enables an "Included between" filter on a file, view or query.
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