Jim Dettman
jimdettman at verizon.net
Thu Apr 12 11:53:13 CDT 2007
Gustav, <<#6 is more like a word processor feature, not a feature of a Rich Text control.>> yeah, that's is going to be the rub I think. The nursing staff is pretty adamant about having it. A lot of the reports they generate will include some canned text, so the ability to insert text at a specific point is pretty important to them. Right now, they are using Word to do all the reports. It may be that I'll need to bite the bullet and use in-place activation with Word to get what I need. <<#5 can be performed by at least A2007, was is not for a nasty>> Very nice to know; Thanks! I need to get a2007 loaded up and check this out. <<I once noticed this word processor style ocx which - at a price - could be used for your purpose:>> That's very encouraging; if there is one out there then there is probably more. The price doesn't bother me; I just want it to *work*, which is why I was looking for some "hands on" recommendations. This control will be a fundamental part of the app. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:53 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] RTF control for Access? Hi Jim #6 is more like a word processor feature, not a feature of a Rich Text control. However, #5 can be performed by at least A2007, was is not for a nasty bug: http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/29653342/spell-check-problems-in- a.aspx That may be solved. Further, note that the Rich Text control in A2007 is HTML-based while the standard MS Rich Text ocx is RTF-based. I once noticed this word processor style ocx which - at a price - could be used for your purpose: http://www.spellchecksoftware.com/aboutspe.htm but I have not worked with it myself; I've always used the simple MS Rich Text ocx. /gustav >>> jimdettman at verizon.net 11-04-2007 19:27 >>> All, Has anyone had good success with any of the RTF controls out there for Access? In the past, I've always been loath to use any non-native controls because of the lack of functionality in Access's Active-X interface. I've gotten the gig with the case management thing and I'm going to need a RTF control that can do the following: 1. Different fonts and sizes. 2. Different font colors. 3. Ability to bold and italicize. 4. Ability to high light in color. 5. Ability to spell check 6. Ability to insert pre-defined text (ala AutoCorrect, type a few characters and a string is inserted in place of). The last three items are critical and I cannot do without them. I really don't want to use Word via OLE because of the overhead. I have checked out FMS, inc's RTF control, but it doesn't do #6 from what I can see. Thoughts, comments, recommendations welcome... TIA, Jim. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com