Rich text

[hondaman2003]

I have users that use both access 2002 and 2003. I would like to use rich text. I have no idea where to start. The only thing I have learned so far is that access 2003 no longer uses the MS rich text active X control.

Can anyone help me?

 

[kjv1611]

Don't know if it's possible or not.. probably not... but if you have Access 2007 at your disposal to build the database, and then build the front ends in 2002/2003 for the users separately (linking tables), perhaps you can use the rich text features for a table in Access 2007? Like I said - probably not.

Or if there is any possibility of moving to Access 2007, then the good news is that '07 support rich text in tables AND forms! I got a little excited when I first read about that, b/c I was looking to possibly do a pretty big project and find various ways to make it LOOK like rich text. Needless to say I was VERY relieved to find '07 supporting rich text.

 

[hondaman2003]

What do you think about a way of displaying a ".RTF" file in an object on a form?

 

[kjv1611]

You'd think that could be done via an ActiveX control..

By the way, when you say "access 2003 no longer uses the MS rich text active X control" are you referring to the same thing as this:

http://www.lebans.com/richtext.htm

 

[hondaman2003]

I thought I read somewhere that there was a "Microsoft Access Rich Text ActiveX control" in access 2002 and earlier but starting in 2003 it was no longer included because of a security threat in that object.

 

[kjv1611]

Hmm, in looking into this again today, I found this mention:

http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/access-forms/22243/Rich-text-controls-in-Access-2003

I've no idea why the control would have been removed, because I don't
have A2003, but you may find a good replacement in Stephen Lebans' RTF2
control. You can get it from his web site at www.lebans.com

And the thread poster did find what they needed.

As to the security threat, Stephen Lebans later answered the post:

It's a security issue. I cannot find an English KB article but here is a
post in french from a MS PSS empoyee with a detailed explanation and a
ref to a french KB article. I'll translate it for you using
Babelfish...sorry if there are any mistakes!

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=u...

%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26q%3Dlebans%2B-EC
KANKAR%2BActiveX%2Barticle%2B2003

From: JBL (jblec...@nordnet.fr)
Subject: Richtextbox access 2003

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Newsgroup: microsoft.public.fr.access
Date: 2003-11-26 23:16:53 PST

Hello, Somebody can it explain me why the contr
RichTextBox of my base of donn E programm E under access 2002 are not
accept are by access 2003? Thank you very much JBL
Message 2 in thread
From: Benoit Compoint [ ms ] (beno...@online.microsoft.com)
Subject: Re: Richtextbox access 2003

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Newsgroup: microsoft.public.fr.access
Date: 2003-11-27 01:15:18 PST

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 Microsoft reason 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. Benoit
Compoint. "JBL" < jblec...@nordnet.fr > wrote in message
news:086701c3b4b6$40651600$a301280a@phx.gbl... Hello, Somebody can it
explain me why RichTextBox
controls of my base of data programmed under access 2002 are not
accepted by access 2003? Thank you very much JBL

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Stephen Lebans

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Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.

 

[hondaman2003]

I found the ActiveX control "HTMLCtrl Class". I cannot find any documentation on how to use it. Is this the correct object? If so, can you help me?

 

[hondaman2003]

I found the activeX control "microsoft web browser" and am using HTML rather than rich text.