I found a need for addtional functions that NotePad did not provide, so I came up with my own Text Editor. It has most of the functions of NotePad with a couple of extra ones.
The noticeable extra is the Sort function, which is covered in a previous post. The other extra is the ability to replace character ranges per line in addition to search and replace specific text. This is accomplished by replacing the double characters CrLf with a single character Cr, using a Split function to separate individual lines into a string array, looping through each line to replace the selected character range, and reassembling the complete string with the Join function. For large text files, search and Replace All by text will be slow, whereas Replace All by character count will be fast by comparison.
The print function has taken some time to put together, as printing from a Text Box is not straight forward, and it has experienced limited testing due to lack of an available printer. It also has been covered in a previous post.
The Line/Col function that comes with Text Editor is not considered an option, as in NotePad. Unlike NotePad, it is available in either Wrap or Unwrap modes, and is only activated by mouse click. If it is important to you, you are welcome to add activation by cursor keys.
Originally I used the API to perform the Edit functions since the VB functions were limited to 64K. But then I discovered that the keyboard functions are not limited to 64K, and perform most of those tasks quite well and with good speed. So it made a lot of sense to use the keyboard functions instead.
Like NotePad, Text Editor provides an adjustable window that remembers it's location and size.
The surprising part of this effort is that with the additional functionality provided, the executable is 1/3 the size of Notepad. I have added functions that meet my current needs, and other users may have specific functions that can be added to meet their needs.
J.A. Coutts
Code:
File Edit Format Search
-New -Undo -Word Wrap -Find
-Open -Cut -Sort -Find Next
-Save -Copy -Font
-Save as -Paste
-Print -Delete
-Exit -Replace
-Select AllThe print function has taken some time to put together, as printing from a Text Box is not straight forward, and it has experienced limited testing due to lack of an available printer. It also has been covered in a previous post.
The Line/Col function that comes with Text Editor is not considered an option, as in NotePad. Unlike NotePad, it is available in either Wrap or Unwrap modes, and is only activated by mouse click. If it is important to you, you are welcome to add activation by cursor keys.
Originally I used the API to perform the Edit functions since the VB functions were limited to 64K. But then I discovered that the keyboard functions are not limited to 64K, and perform most of those tasks quite well and with good speed. So it made a lot of sense to use the keyboard functions instead.
Like NotePad, Text Editor provides an adjustable window that remembers it's location and size.
The surprising part of this effort is that with the additional functionality provided, the executable is 1/3 the size of Notepad. I have added functions that meet my current needs, and other users may have specific functions that can be added to meet their needs.
J.A. Coutts
