Fomatting toolbar

[doncee]

Trying to add the formatting toolbar to a memo field in '97. I am able to
add the toolbar from the view\toolbar\cu stom menu but as soon as I open
the database it becomes grayed out. Hopefully there is a fairly simple
way to overcome this but haven't been able to find it myself. Any
suggestions ???
Thanks
dc

[ARC]

Re: Fomatting toolbar

Do you mean that the memo field is an active x rich text control? If the
field is just set to memo in the table, it won't support the formatting
toolbar. For the rich text custom control, you pretty much have to put your
own buttons in there, such as a button for bold, underline, text alignment,
a font selection, etc., and have your own code for all buttons. For example,
for the microsoft rich text control, the code behind the bold button would
be something like:

Me!txt1.SelBold = Not Me!txt1.SelBold

If this is what you were after, and you need more sample code for other
formatting buttons, let me know.

Andy


"doncee" <nopsamdbc9814@ nospamswbell.wa ntedwrote in message
news:Xns9B354EC E412E0nopsamdbc 9814nospam@216. 196.97.131...

Trying to add the formatting toolbar to a memo field in '97. I am able to
add the toolbar from the view\toolbar\cu stom menu but as soon as I open
the database it becomes grayed out. Hopefully there is a fairly simple
way to overcome this but haven't been able to find it myself. Any
suggestions ???
Thanks
dc

[doncee]

Re: Fomatting toolbar

Thank you for your response. Yes, this is just a normal run of the mill
memo field. I was afraid that it did not support formatting & your
reply confirmed that. If you wouldn't mind posting a few more sample
codes for rich text I would appreciate it. Once again, thanks for the
clarification & reply
dc

ARC" <PCESoft@PCESof t.invalidwrote in
news:ujzIk.3388 $ZP4.2779@nlpi0 67.nbdc.sbc.com :

Do you mean that the memo field is an active x rich text control? If
the field is just set to memo in the table, it won't support the
formatting toolbar. For the rich text custom control, you pretty much
have to put your own buttons in there, such as a button for bold,
underline, text alignment, a font selection, etc., and have your own
code for all buttons. For example, for the microsoft rich text
control, the code behind the bold button would be something like:
>
Me!txt1.SelBold = Not Me!txt1.SelBold
>
If this is what you were after, and you need more sample code for
other formatting buttons, let me know.
>
Andy
>
>
"doncee" <nopsamdbc9814@ nospamswbell.wa ntedwrote in message
news:Xns9B354EC E412E0nopsamdbc 9814nospam@216. 196.97.131...

>Trying to add the formatting toolbar to a memo field in '97. I am
>able to add the toolbar from the view\toolbar\cu stom menu but as

soon

>as I open the database it becomes grayed out. Hopefully there is a
>fairly simple way to overcome this but haven't been able to find it
>myself. Any suggestions ???
>Thanks
>dc

>
>

[ARC]

Re: Fomatting toolbar

You're welcome.

'Italics:
Me!txt1.SelItal ic = Not Me!txt1.SelItal ic

'center alignment
Me!txt1.SelAlig nment = rtfCenter 'left= rtfLeft, right= rtfRight

'underline
Me!txt1.SelUnde rline = Not Me!txt1.SelUnde rline

'font
CommonDialog1.F lags = cdlCFBoth
CommonDialog1.S howFont
With Me!txt1
.SelFontName = CommonDialog1.F ontName
.SelFontSize = CommonDialog1.F ontSize
.SelBold = CommonDialog1.F ontBold
.SelItalic = CommonDialog1.F ontItalic
.SelStrikeThru = CommonDialog1.F ontStrikeThru
.SelUnderline = CommonDialog1.F ontUnderline
End With
Me!txt1.SetFocu s


Hope this helps,



"doncee" <nopsamdbc9814@ nospamswbell.wa ntedwrote in message
news:Xns9B36E24 DE4C2nopsamdbc9 814nospam@216.1 96.97.131...

Thank you for your response. Yes, this is just a normal run of the mill
memo field. I was afraid that it did not support formatting & your
reply confirmed that. If you wouldn't mind posting a few more sample
codes for rich text I would appreciate it. Once again, thanks for the
clarification & reply
dc
>
ARC" <PCESoft@PCESof t.invalidwrote in
news:ujzIk.3388 $ZP4.2779@nlpi0 67.nbdc.sbc.com :
>

>Do you mean that the memo field is an active x rich text control? If
>the field is just set to memo in the table, it won't support the
>formatting toolbar. For the rich text custom control, you pretty much
>have to put your own buttons in there, such as a button for bold,
>underline, text alignment, a font selection, etc., and have your own
>code for all buttons. For example, for the microsoft rich text
>control, the code behind the bold button would be something like:
>>
>Me!txt1.SelBol d = Not Me!txt1.SelBold
>>
>If this is what you were after, and you need more sample code for
>other formatting buttons, let me know.
>>
>Andy
>>
>>
>"doncee" <nopsamdbc9814@ nospamswbell.wa ntedwrote in message
>news:Xns9B354E CE412E0nopsamdb c9814nospam@216 .196.97.131...

>>Trying to add the formatting toolbar to a memo field in '97. I am
>>able to add the toolbar from the view\toolbar\cu stom menu but as

soon

>>as I open the database it becomes grayed out. Hopefully there is a
>>fairly simple way to overcome this but haven't been able to find it
>>myself. Any suggestions ???
>>Thanks
>>dc

>>
>>

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