I have VBA code which I am trying to convert to XBase++
Specifically, I am writing values to FormField objects in a MS Word 
document.

oFormFields := oDoc:FormFields
oField := oFormFields:item(n)
where oField:type = wdFieldFromTextInput and oField:TextInput:type = 
wdRegularText.
    if len(cString) < 255
        oField:Result := cString     this works fine.

However, long strings have to be handled differently.  I have working VBA 
code for this instance.  It selects the specific FieldForm from the 
FieldForms collection, and then uses the Selection object this way:
    lcol_FormFields(ls_FormField).Select         I assume this is the same 
as my oField object.
    Selection.TypeText (ls_AnswerValue & " " )

I don't know how to write this in XBase++.  I have tried every combination I 
can imagine and nothing works.
"TypeText" is a method of the Selection object.
I really don't know truly what a Selection object is in this case.  It isn't 
simply oField, or oField:select(), because neither of these have the 
TypeText method.
If I can get a Selection object, I think oSelection:TypeText( cString ) 
will work.

Help, please.

Op Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:05:10 -0600 schreef Bruce Anderson:

> I have VBA code which I am trying to convert to XBase++
> Specifically, I am writing values to FormField objects in a MS Word 
> document.
> 
> oFormFields := oDoc:FormFields
> oField := oFormFields:item(n)
> where oField:type = wdFieldFromTextInput and oField:TextInput:type = 
> wdRegularText.
>     if len(cString) < 255
>         oField:Result := cString     this works fine.
> 
> However, long strings have to be handled differently.  I have working VBA 
> code for this instance.  It selects the specific FieldForm from the 
> FieldForms collection, and then uses the Selection object this way:
>     lcol_FormFields(ls_FormField).Select         I assume this is the same 
> as my oField object.
>     Selection.TypeText (ls_AnswerValue & " " )
> 
> I don't know how to write this in XBase++.  I have tried every combination I 
> can imagine and nothing works.
> "TypeText" is a method of the Selection object.
> I really don't know truly what a Selection object is in this case.  It isn't 
> simply oField, or oField:select(), because neither of these have the 
> TypeText method.
> If I can get a Selection object, I think oSelection:TypeText( cString ) 
> will work.
> 
> Help, please.

Hi Bruce,

Try this (This will replace):

oField:select()
oDoc:application:selection:typeText(cReplace/cString)

OR (this will insert)

oField:result:insertBefore(cString)

Hope that helps. Haven't tested it.

Best regards,
Ronald van Veelen