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

tortise at paradise.net.nz tortise at paradise.net.nz
Sat Dec 27 13:49:11 CST 2003


Hey thanks Gustav, Kewl idea, not contiguous form, will try this, I presume
the 64K limit will still apply?
Kind regards,
Dr David Hingston
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Memo Fields - Cursor positioning at the
endofthememowhen the len > max integer value


> Hi Susan
>
> I had the Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0 (SP4) in mind.
>
> OLE Class: RICHTEXT.RichtextCtrl.1
>
> /gustav
>
>
> > 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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