[SOLVED] Find text dialog box

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frech

Joined: 10 Mar 2009
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frech 24 Apr 2009, 10:04

Hi. Another problem in my simple editor, this time regarding the way to add a find dialog box.
I tried with the WinAPI FindText function and the common dialog box, without success, then I decided to create a stripped down version of that dialog box (just to try, then I'll add something) and call it following the examples in Iczelion tutorial, in MDIRichEditFasm and in AsmWork. No way.
Any tip?
Thank you in advance.

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24 Apr 2009, 10:04

pete

Joined: 20 Apr 2009
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pete 24 Apr 2009, 10:38

What exactly does not work? To search for the entered text in the RichEditControl? What was the problem with the FindText function?

24 Apr 2009, 10:38

frech

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frech 24 Apr 2009, 11:52

Hi again, pete. I can't search for the entered text in the control. Here is the portion of code:

Code:

  .dlgfindok:
        invoke  SendMessage,[hwnd_client],WM_MDIGETACTIVE,NULL,NULL
        invoke  GetWindow,eax,GW_CHILD
        mov     [hRichEdit],eax
        invoke  SendMessage,[hRichEdit],EM_EXGETSEL,0,ft.chrg
        invoke GetDlgItemText,[hdlgwnd],IDC_EDT_FIND,search_text,100h
        cmp     eax,0
        je      .processed
        mov     [ft.chrg.cpMin],0
        mov     [ft.chrg.cpMax],-1
        mov     [ft.lpstrText],search_text
        invoke  SendMessage,[hRichEdit],EM_FINDTEXTEX,0,ft
        cmp     eax,-1
        je      .processed
        invoke MessageBox,0,search_text,_title,MB_OK
        invoke SendMessage,[hRichEdit],EM_EXSETSEL,0,ft.chrgText ; seleziona il testo trovato
        jmp     .processed

The problem is that

Code:

invoke  SendMessage,[hRichEdit],EM_FINDTEXTEX,0,ft

returns always -1, so it always fails.

24 Apr 2009, 11:52

pete

Joined: 20 Apr 2009
Posts: 110

pete 24 Apr 2009, 13:02

When you read the docu at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb788011(VS.85,loband).aspx, you will discover that wparam should be one of the flags listed there. I did a research and discovered, that no flag has the value 0, so this is an invalid parameter you use with EM_FINDTEXTEX.

24 Apr 2009, 13:02

frech

Joined: 10 Mar 2009
Posts: 31

frech 24 Apr 2009, 13:17

Uhm... Here's what I found in WIN32Help fo EM_FINDTEXTEX:

Quote:

Finds text within a rich edit control.

EM_FINDTEXTEX
wParam = (WPARAM) (UINT) fuFlags;
lParam = (LPARAM) (FINDTEXTEX FAR *) lpFindText;

Parameters

fuFlags

Zero or more of the FT_MATCHCASE and FT_WHOLEWORD values.

lpFindText

Address of a FINDTEXTEX structure containing information about the find operation.

Return Values

Returns the zero-based character position of the next match or - 1 if there are no more matches.

It says that even 0 is allowed... Anyway, I tried with FR_DOWN: now it finds the text but does not select it. In the mean while, I'll try and implement "find next"... Wink

24 Apr 2009, 13:17

pete

Joined: 20 Apr 2009
Posts: 110

pete 24 Apr 2009, 13:23

Well WIN32HLP is out of date. If you are having trouble with something documented in WIN32HLP, check out the online MSDN docs!

There is no up-to-date WIN32HLP as far as i know…

24 Apr 2009, 13:23

frech

Joined: 10 Mar 2009
Posts: 31

frech 24 Apr 2009, 13:30

Yeah, that's true... I will, thanks. Is there a downloadable version, anyway? And what about the selection of the text?

24 Apr 2009, 13:30

frech

Joined: 10 Mar 2009
Posts: 31

frech 24 Apr 2009, 14:54

Ok, I solved the text selection "bug" invoking SetFocus on the rich edit control and now it works ok.
Thank you again, pete!

24 Apr 2009, 14:54

pete

Joined: 20 Apr 2009
Posts: 110

pete 27 Apr 2009, 11:25

Yes, there's a downloadable version of the MSDN, but it's several GIGABYTES in size…
Check the last post of the Windows FAQ thread!

27 Apr 2009, 11:25

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