What do you use if ctrl+a couldn't work

[mrmacadamia]

What do you use if you can't select some text in order to replace new one in some applications?

I want create some script to automate install some application.

I have this one application to install. But I'm stuck when the application ask me whether to install in default dir or different dir.

I want to choose different directory so i had to put the full path to replace the given path.

So I should delete the given path first then put the new path.

The problem is that, unlike other application that i tried, I can't select the whole text whether I use double click on my mouse, or using ctrl + A hotkey.

I could use {TAB} to select the text but maybe there is different approach.

thanks

[martin]

What do you use if you can't select some text in order to replace new one in some applications?

I want create some script to automate install some application.

I have this one application to install. But I'm stuck when the application ask me whether to install in default dir or different dir.

I want to choose different directory so i had to put the full path to replace the given path.

So I should delete the given path first then put the new path.

The problem is that, unlike other application that i tried, I can't select the whole text whether I use double click on my mouse, or using ctrl + A hotkey.

I could use {TAB} to select the text but maybe there is different approach.

thanks

If TAB works then why not use it? You could also try something like

Send("{HOME}")
Send("+{END}")
Send("{DEL}")

[FireFox]

@martin

I do not know if it's for SciTE but your code only select one line, so I have made one in order to select all text (not Ctrl+A of course)

Maybe I'm totally wrong because he's speaking about selecting whole text and your example is what he wants...

Anyway,

Send("{HOME}")
Send("{PGUP}")
Send("+{PGDN}")
Send("{DEL}")

Cheers, FireFox.

[martin]

@martin

I do not know if it's for SciTE but your code only select one line, so I have made one in order to select all text (not Ctrl+A of course)

Maybe I'm totally wrong because he's speaking about selecting whole text and your example is what he wants...

Anyway,

Send("{HOME}")
 Send("{PGUP}")
 Send("+{PGDN}")
 Send("{DEL}")

Cheers, FireFox.

You're right, I was only thinking in a (single) straight line

I would have suggested this otherwise

Send ("^{HOME}")
Send("+^{END}")
Send("{DEL}")

[SmOke_N]

Something wrong with:

ControlSetText()?

[martin]

Something wrong with:

ControlSetText()?

Not a lot I shouldn't think .

[mrmacadamia]

If TAB works then why not use it? You could also try something like

Send("{HOME}")
Send("+{END}")
Send("{DEL}")

thank you anyway...I just wanna know is there any alternative ways to do it.

I guess I'll use TAB like you said. >_<