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Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

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    Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

    Has the Text Memo field bug been corrected? I have a database that was completely setup for Text Memo fields. However, due to a bug these fields would not print. The last work around that I know about was to change these to Rich Text Memo fields.

    Overall this has taken care of many issues, but one of the main ones still stands. I cannot perform a cut and paste into a Rich Text Memo from another program such as word or outlook email. An due to a different bug sometimes the Rich Text Memo field does not always retain what I type into it even if I hit save. Gets real old to type a long paragraph 3 times hoping that the last time it will stick.

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    Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

    Chris, I haven't had a problem printing text memo fields, using versions 9, 10 or 11 of Alpha Five in desktop applications. In all cases I use reports and drop the memo field into the report layouts just fine.

    I don't have experience trying to paste material from Word or Outlook directly into RTF memo fields. However it does not surprise me that this might not work, since the binary formats are very different from each other.

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      Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

      So we have been running V11 since January. What is going to happen to my data if I change the database field from a Rich Text Memo back to a Text Memo?

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        #4
        Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

        Why not make a duplicate of a table, try it and see?
        There can be only one.

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          Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

          Chris, I suggest you put a copy of your database in a "sandbox" directory, where you can play to your heart's content without disrupting any "live" data.

          Check this link for information on how Alpha is supposed to handle table restructures. Scroll down to find out how RTF memo fields are supposed to be handled. Strongly advise testing this in the sandbox before changing your live data structures.

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            Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

            Stan -I made a duplicate and it transfers over find.
            Tom - I did check out your link and it also say's I should not have any issues.

            This also might have something to do with i have not run any patches since we installed the software. I currently have the lastest patch installed. For some reason though I know that there was an issue with the text memo fields not printing. They show up on the preview screen, but would not print. Looks like they work fine now.

            Thank you both for your help

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              Re: Rich Text Memo VS Text Memo

              Originally posted by Chris A View Post
              I cannot perform a cut and paste into a Rich Text Memo from another program such as word or outlook email.
              See this thread.
              There can be only one.

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