Rich Text Import Export

[John Hertzler]

Can someone please check to see if the Rich Text Import Export Function shows up under edit. These options are not showing up for me.

Per Help:

"Importing and Exporting Rich Text
When you are using the Rich Text Editor, you can export the text to an RTF file or import text from an RTF file by using the Export RTF file and Import RTF file commands in the Edit menu."

Thanks ... John

[Selwyn Rabins]

RE: Rich Text Import Export

John

The help is wrong. It was left over from the V4 help.

This feature does not exist in V5. If you want to import/export from the RTF memo editor, you need to use the clipboard to copy/paste text.

If this is something that you reall need, we can look at what would be involved in implementing the feature in V5.

[Raymond Lyons]

RE: Rich Text Import Export

I no longer need it, but assuming (!) there was an easy way to export text from rich text memos I did a project in the beta where in the end the idea was to export everything to WordPerfect (or Word or whatever, it didn't much matter, except I hate using Word). The point of doing it in V5 was to test the v5 spell checking and to use V5 to organize the records before exporting. When I discovered there was no easy way to export memo text, I ended up using a print file of a report, as copying and pasting of about 100 records is not something I wanted to do.

If you add an export function, please try to do one that puts soft returns where appropriate at the end of lines instead of hard returns. The only way I could get soft returns in the WP document was through copy and paste, which was not a practical option. I tried various print options (rtf, pdf, txt, etc.) and tried various Wp's for importing the file (WordPerfect, Word, Open Office Writer, etc.), none of which gave me soft returns everywhere there were in the memo field. Interestingly, Open Office Writer (same as the new Star Office from Sun but free) did the best job, i.e., fewer misplaced hard returns to deal with manually.

Raymond Lyons

[John Oesterle]

RE: Rich Text Import Export

Selwyn -

I have an application that uses this feature and, as a matter of fact, I've just started converting it from A5v3 so this subject is very timely.

I use the feature to *load* boilerplate text or accounting column setups in a Quotation package. This is a feature that clients especially like since it saves them time in processing a new quote. It also more closely approximates word processing capabilities normally available today.

Using Xbasic I export the selected text to a RT file and then import the exported text into a saved RTF memo. I'm able to suppress the screen flashes to a degree that the flutter is acceptable. The last-exported text is then available for succeeding quotations as a simple "insert".

I didn't explore the RTF export/ import feature in the beta versions or I would have spoken up earlier. Obviously, I vote for it being reinstated -- perhaps with Ray's improvements.

- John

[John Hertzler]

RE: Rich Text Import Export

Thanks, I tried cut and past first but did not realize at the time that I was copying multiple regions. When all else fails read the instructions .... I've gone back and have now successfully used this feature.