Re: Access 2003 & Rich Text Fields

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From: Stephen Lebans (ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom_at_linvalid.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:20:50 -0400

There is no such modification required for my control.

Good luck with your project.
:-) 

--
HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
"Alan B. Densky" <alan@abdsoft.com> wrote in message
news:aHKxd.702$zP5.510@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Stephen,
>
> I just downloaded the whole file rather then just the ActiveX control
and I
> answered my own question #1.  However, I only tried it on an A 2000
machine.
> I'll try it out on an A 2003 machine tomorrow.
>
> So I still have the question:
>
> 2. Does the registry on an A 2003 machine have to be hacked, as
described
> below?  And if so, do
> you have the hack listed on your site anywhere because I didn't see
it?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Alan B. Densky
>
> "Alan B. Densky" <alan@abdsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:PxKxd.699$zP5.443@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> > Hi Stephen,
> >
> > Yes, I have used your control in other projects but have never tried
it in
> A
> > 2003.  I have Version 1.8.  I know that with your control, you
right-click
> > to bring up a pop-up menu and that it works very well.  As a matter
of
> fact,
> > I was on your web site earlier today to see what you had to say
about A
> 2003
> > and this problem.  But I didn't see anything on this specific topic.
> >
> > When I added the MS RTF to my accounting system back in A 97, I
created
> > buttons that are attached to the form that holds the RTF field.  The
> buttons
> > (that look just like the toolbar in Word) control the font
attributes,
> etc.
> > Since this is an application that I resell, and my users are not
very
> > sophisticated, they seem to like the buttons on the form because
they look
> > like the toolbar that they are used to in Word.
> >
> > So I have two questions for you:
> > 1. Is there a way to control the font attributes from buttons on the
form?
> > 2. Does the registry have to be hacked, as described below?  And if
so, do
> > you have the hack listed on your site?
> >
> > Stephen,
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > PS. I enjoy the stuff that you have available, and I've used the
> wheel-mouse
> > code, and some other stuff in the past.  You definitely do some
great
> work.
> >
> >
> > "Stephen Lebans"
<ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom@linvalid.com>
> > wrote in message news:%23GOFCKv5EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > Have you tried my Rich Text control? It's free and works under
A2003.
> > > http://www.lebans.com/richtext.htm
> > > --
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Stephen Lebans
> > > http://www.lebans.com
> > > Access Code, Tips and Tricks
> > > Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Alan B. Densky" <alan@abdsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WpExd.149$zP5.124@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> > > > About a month ago I wrote in requesting how to make RTF fields
work in
> > > > Access 2003. The response to my question is included below in
this
> > > posting.
> > > > And I thank Benoit Compoint for that response.
> > > >
> > > > However, I'm not willing to use HTML for notes fields in
customer &
> > > supplier
> > > > records in an accounting system, and therefore I made the
registry
> > > hack.
> > > > The link to the KB article doesn't work, so I really didn't know
what
> > > to
> > > > modify the key value to.  It was 400, and I changed it to 0.
While
> > > this
> > > > allowed the RTF field to work, I'm still having a major problem
as
> > > long as
> > > > the rtf fields are in the forms and reports in the database and
I try
> > > to run
> > > > it under A 2003 (it's fine under A 2002, A 2000, and A 97).
> > > >
> > > > The problem is that as long as the RTF ActiveX controls are in
the
> > > database,
> > > > A 2003 sees the database as being corrupted.  When I remove all
of the
> > > RTF
> > > > ActiveX controls, that problem goes away and it seems to be fine
under
> > > A
> > > > 2003.
> > > >
> > > > So my question is:  Are there more registry hacks that need to
be
> > > made?  How
> > > > do I go about getting my RTF fields to work under A 2003?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Alan B. Densky
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
========================================================================
> > > ====
> > > > ===
> > > > Hello, RichTextBox control comprises access methods to the files
(in
> > > > particular LoadFile and SaveFile) which make it potentially
dangerous
> > > within
> > > > the framework of a Web application. For this reason, Microsoft
> > > prevents its
> > > > execution in Internet.
> > > >
> > > > To explore by using the method described in the base of
Microsoft
> > > knowledge
> > > > (technical article 240797), by fixing the value of the entry
> > > "Compatibility
> > > > Flags" in the following under-key of the base of register:
> > > >
> > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX
> > > > Compatibility\{3B7C8860-D78F-101B-B9B5-04021C009402}
> > > >
> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;FR;240797
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft reinforced the safety of Microsoft Access in the
version
> > > 2003. One
> > > > of the additional safety measures is that Access 2003 holds
account of
> > > the
> > > > restrictions forced on Internet To explore in the under-key
> > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> > > > Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility an administrator of the Windows
station
> > > can
> > > > modify the value of this entry "Compatibility Flags". But I
disadvise
> > > to you
> > > > making it since this would weaken the safety offered by Access
2003
> > > and
> > > > Internet To explore. I rather advise you to give up format rtf
with
> > > the
> > > > profit of a more recent format: HTML. You could then use, for
example,
> > > > control ActiveX "WebBrowser control" to post the text formatted
in
> > > HTML
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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