dragdrop question

[marksmithhfx]

Hi, just trying to figure out how I can capture and process text after it is dragged and dropped onto a text field. I created a text field and put a dragdrop handler in it:

on dragdrop
put return & "dragdrop detected" after msg
put the number of lines of field "text" into fld "count"
pass dragdrop
end dragdrop

And, the msg shows up in the msg box indicating detection. However the line count only includes text already in the field, and not the new text just dropped in. Is there a way to detect and process the dropped text?

Thanks... I've attached a simple demo stack showing the problem I am having.

-- Mark

[cbodell]

Hi Mark,

Firstly, upon dragDrop, you have the option to invoke code before the dragDrop actually takes place. After your code, the engine takes over and completes the process.

Your Code:

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on dragDrop
   put return & "dragdrop detected" after msg
   put the number of lines of fld "text" into fld "count"
   [u]pass dragDrop[/u] <-- Part of your problem
end dragDrop

Your New & Improved Code:

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on dragDrop
   if the dragData["text"] is not empty then put "DragDrop Detected!" <-- Optional Line
   put the dragData["text"] after me
   put the number of lines of me into fld "count"
end dragDrop

Do not add a pass command, because then the engine will add the text to the field when it takes over after passing of the handler.

Hope it Helped!

[marksmithhfx]

Hi Mark,

Do not add a pass command, because then the engine will add the text to the field when it takes over after passing of the handler.

Hope it Helped!

Brilliant! Thanks Chris. I was also able to solve another problem I was working on. I wanted the field to be able to handle styled text:

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on dragdrop
   -- put return & "dragdrop detected" after msg -- debugging
   put the htmltext of fld "text" into temp
   put the dragdata["html"] after temp
   -- put return & temp after msg -- debugging
   set the htmltext of fld "text" to  temp
   select after me
   put the number of lines of me into fld "count"
end dragdrop

It works great. Just wondering if there is an easier way to do this (or if this is pretty much the way it is usually done?)
Thanks again,

-- Mark

[cbodell]

Your welcome,

Im not sure there is an easier way, that's the way i would go about it.
To save a few words of code, you could refer to the field as "me" instead of fld "text" but it wont speed for efficiency. Just a reminder

[marksmithhfx]

Your welcome,

To save a few words of code, you could refer to the field as "me" instead of fld "text" but it wont speed for efficiency. Just a reminder

Yes, I'm still struggling with that one. For some reason it just doesn't come naturally for me

[marksmithhfx]

Ok, here's my final "drag styled text into a text field" working version (sometimes we have to take pleasure in small accomplishments :

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on dragdrop
   put the htmltext of me into temp
   put the dragdata["html"] after temp
   set the htmltext of me to  temp
   select after me
end dragdrop

After all that I'm tempted to comment "I guess its all about me!" but that would just be a bad joke
Thanks for all you help.
-- Mark