(solved) Is there a way to get an edit control to accept a tab?

[MattHiggs]

Ok, so I am trying to create a GUI with an edit control that, when TAB is pressed, will indent the line like you see in normal text editors rather than bring the next control into focus.  In other words, is there a way to apply the GUI edit control style $ES_WANTRETURN, but instead of the return button, making it refer to the TAB button if that makes sense.  Thank you in advance.

Edited May 9, 2017 by MattHiggs

[iamtheky]

Maybe while your control is active, catch tab and replace it with 5 spaces?

[MattHiggs]

9 minutes ago, iamtheky said:

Maybe while your control is active, catch tab and replace it with 5 spaces?

In other words, the answer to my question is no.  I know it is possible in autoit, I was hoping that there was a edit control style that I was unaware of that could do it or some simpler method that would let me achieve the end result desired without having to manually code it.  Oh well.  Might as well get to it.

[iamtheky]

It was a suggestion not final answer, surely Melba already has an *_ex UDF that does what you want correctly, i prefer brute force.

Edited May 9, 2017 by iamtheky