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**PROP:SelStart** (also named PROP:Selected) sets or retrieves the beginning (inclusive) character to mark as a block in an ENTRY or TEXT control. It positions the data entry cursor left of the character, and sets PROP:SelEnd to zero (0) to indicate no block is marked. It also identifies the currently highlighted entry in a LIST or COMBO control (usually coded as PROP:Selected for this purpose). For COMBO controls, PROP:Selected should be applied to the PROP:ListFeq of the COMBO, and not to the combo FEQ directly.

**PROP:SelEnd** sets or retrieves the ending (inclusive) character to mark as a block in an ENTRY or TEXT control. A value of -1 is a special value that indicates that the selection goes to the end of the target control's text.

**Example:**

**WinView  WINDOW('View'),AT(0,0,320,200),MDI,MAX,HVSCROLL**

**          ENTRY(@S30),AT(0,0,320,180),USE(Fil:Field),ALRT(F10Key)**

**          LIST,AT(6,6,120,90),USE(?List),FORMAT('120L'),FROM(Q),IMM**

**         END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinView)**

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE ACCEPTED()**

**  OF ?List**

**   GET(Q,?List{****PROP:Selected****})     !Get highlighted entry from queue**

**  OF ?Fil:Field**

**   SETCLIPBOARD(Fil:Field[?Fil:Field{PROP:SelStart} : ?Fil:Field{PROP:SelEnd}])**

**                 !Place highlighted string slice in Windows' clipboard**

**  END**

** END**

**Example:**** using a COMBO control in an EIP configuration**

**CASE EVENT()                       ! Trap the event**

**  OF EVENT:NewSelection            ! If the event is a new selection**

**                                   ! And it's a key we want...**

**  IF KEYCODE() <;> UpKey AND KEYCODE() <;> DownKey AND |     **

**     KEYCODE() <;> PgDnKey AND KEYCODE() <;> PgUpKey**

**   UPDATE(SELF.FEQ)**

**   Loc:Offset = SELF.FEQ{****PROP:SelStart****} - 1    ! Figure out where the cursor is **

**                                               !in the item field**

**   ! Put the entered code into a local variable:**

**   Loc:ItemCode = SUB(ItemList.Q.SON:ItemCode,1,Loc:Offset)**

**   ! Loop through the local item queue:**

**   LOOP Loc:LqRecordCount = 1 to RECORDS(LQ:Queue)**

**    GET(LQ:Queue, Loc:LqRecordCount)**

**    IF LEFT(LQ:ItemCode,LEN(CLIP(Loc:ItemCode))) = CLIP(Loc:ItemCode)**

**     IF Loc:LqRecordCount > 1**

**      Loc:LQ:Position = Loc:LqRecordCount - 1   ! The record we want is the one **

**                                                ! before the one we're on.**

**     ELSE**

**      Loc:LQ:Position = 1                       ! Otherwise it's the first..**

**     END**

**    END**

**    ! Position to the LIST COMBO control:**

**    (SELF:FEQ{PROP:ListFeq}){****PROP:Selected****}=Loc:LQ:Position**

**    CHANGE(SELF.FEQ, LQ:ItemCode)          ! Change the queue to reflect it**

**    BREAK**

**   END**

**  END**

** END**

**Example: **highlight a specific row in a List control without changing focus

?List1{PROP:Selected} = 6        !put the highlight bar on the sixth row

**See Also:** [[use  set field equate label or control update variable .htm#prop listfeq|PROP:ListFEQ]]