[AccessD] Memo Fields - Cursor positioning at the end ofthememowhen the len > max integer value

Susan Harkins ssharkins at bellsouth.net
Sat Dec 27 09:19:21 CST 2003


Gustav, how would you use  an RTF box -- are you suggesting a non-native
control, such as one of the MS Forms controls, something else, or is there
somewhere to turn a memo control into rtf?

Susan H.


> Hi David
>
> If your memo field is used on a form displaying single records only
> (not contiguous records), you may be able to use an RTF (Rich Text
> Format) box. Here SelStart and SelLength are Long.
>
> Applying this will, of course, turn your memo contents into RTF
> documents which may cause an avalanche of new problems ...
> On the other hand, an RTF box supports both drag and drop which may be
> advantageous if your users operate with memo field contents in the 32+
> K area.
>
> /gustav
>
>
> >> > I use selstart to identify the end of a memo and set the
> >> > cursor there, (so user can launch straight into appending
> >> > text directly into the memo) however whenever the memo's
> >> > length is greater than the max integer value of 32K this
> >> > fails as it only works for integer values.  How can one
> >> > position the cursor in a memo field that has number of
> >> > characters bet the 32 and 64K len? ..
>
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