> I have to save input from a textarea, in which the user has > the opportunity to alter the text in the area(e.g. bold, > italic), into an rtf file. That is to say, I need to save > what the user sees in the textarea into an rtf file so that > when the user opens the rtf file, from say "Word" the bold > and italicized text are retained.
First point, a text area CANNOT contain bold, italics or other formatting, it's plain text Now, if you use a visual editor (see the "active edit alternatives" thread), then it returns HTML Now, Word 97 onwards read HTML files as Word docs if you put a .doc extension on it, which is useful... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
