PDragSelect

Deselects the current selection and then selects all of the objects enclosed within the rectangle specified.

This command was introduced in PageMaker 6.5.


Command constructor

PDragSelect(long xLeft, long yTop, long xRight, long yBottom);
long xLeft;
x coordinate, relative to the current zero point, of the left side of the area to be selected in twips
long yTop;
y coordinate, relative to the current zero point, of the top side of the area to be selected in twips
long xRight;
x coordinate, relative to the current zero point, of the right side of the area to be selected in twips
long yBottom;
y coordinate, relative to the current zero point, of the bottom side of the area to be selected in twips
Example. Select all of the objects in an 8.5 by 11 inch area, starting at the zero-point.

PDragSelect(0, 0, twips("8.5i"), twips("11i"));


See also

The PDragSelectExtend, PSelect, PSelectAll, PSelectExtend, PSelectID, and PSelectIDExtend commands

The PGetSelectIDList and PGetSelectInfo queries


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