Re: RichText in continuous form

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From: Stephen Lebans (ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom_at_linvalid.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:54:31 -0300

If I understand you correctly, just stick an RTF control on a seperate
form. From the Double Click event of the TextBox bound to the Memo field
on the form set to Continuous view, simply popup the RTF form passing
the current Memo field's contents to the unbound RTF control. 

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Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
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"Alain" <alain.teyssedre-NoSpam@libertysurf.fr> wrote in message
news:OGrVJNrlEHA.2612@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thank you for answering me Stephen
>
> It is precisely because it is not possible to use ActiveX control in a
> continuous form that I am trying to imagine an other solution.
>
> Your exemple RixhTextClipboard is quite close from what I am looking
for: In
> your "CreateRichtext" Form you display
> RixhText in the "txtPlainText" text zone (after clicking), without
RichText
> enhancement like in a classic memo field.
>
> I would like to have such a "txtPlainText" in a continuous view form
in
> order to be able to read the contend of my "Rich text / memo"
> from a table (even if it is limited to 256 caraters) like an ordinary
memo
> field in Access.
> To have the full use/functionallity of a memo selected  on the form my
idea
> was to open another form in a simple mode to be able to view and write
with
> full rich text functionnality.
> Do you think it is possible ?
>
> best regards
> Alain
>
>
>
> "Stephen Lebans"
<ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom@linvalid.com> a
> écrit dans le message de news:uDFZB4plEHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > You cannot use ActiveX controls in a form set to Continuous view.
THere
> > is no workaround.
> >
> > --
> >
> > HTH
> > Stephen Lebans
> > http://www.lebans.com
> > Access Code, Tips and Tricks
> > Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
> >
> >
> > "Alain" <alain.teyssedre-NoSpam@libertysurf.fr> wrote in message
> > news:#ossd5olEHA.896@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I have Found on Stephen's Leban Web site some very interesting
> > examples
> > > integrating Rich Text to be diplayed on forms or reports.
> > >
> > > As I do not know how to modify these exemple in order to have the
> > following
> > > property, I would be happy if someone could help me.
> > >
> > > I would like be able to have some Rich text in a memo designed in
the
> > detail
> > > section of a form in continuous mode.
> > > As it does not work directly, I imagine having in my form a Text
zone
> > > showing like an ordinary memo field my text, and when I dble click
on
> > it
> > > open a form showing the RichText version.
> > >
> > > Many thanks for  helping me to solve my problem
> > >
> > > best regards
> > >
> > > Alain
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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