As Neven says, there are plenty of more powerful grids which will handle memo fields properly. There was a thread in this newsgroup about grids recently so that might be a good place to start if you want to look at an alternative grid.
David. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neven MacEwan > Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2004 4:25 PM > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Memo fields > > > Rob > > The quick and dirty is woll2woll which allows multiline text for this > purpose > > Neven MacEwan (B.E. E&E) > Ph. 09 621 0001 Mob. 0274 749062 > > > > Robert martin wrote: > > >Hi Traci > > > >Wouldn't casting to varchar(255) chop off any extra characters? > >The software we are having problems with is a custom DB tool we use to > >inspect any table / SQL result set. So we could have zero to many memo > >fields - making the dbmemo a no go. > > > >I suppose we will have to add a popup screen / ellipse button to each of > >these fields. Oh well just thought someone might have know a quick and > >dirty solution :) > > > > > > > >Rob Martin > >Software Engineer > > > >phone 03 377 0495 > >fax 03 377 0496 > >web www.chreos.com > >Wild Software Ltd > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Traci Sumpter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:17 PM > >Subject: RE: [DUG] Memo fields > > > > > > > > > >>I know I have the same problem in Postgres and oracle. Often a cast or > >>convert to varchar(255) will cure most evils. If this is not > suitable use > >> > >> > >a > > > > > >>TDBmemo along side the datagrid > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >On > > > > > >>Behalf Of Robert martin > >>Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2004 3:08 p.m. > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org. nz > >>Subject: [DUG] Memo fields > >> > >>Hi All > >> > >>We have a few Firebird DB fields that are greater than 255 > characters (all > >>varChars). In grids these show as memo fields and are not easily > >>accessible. Is there any way to change the default behaviour to make > >> > >> > >these > > > > > >>values visible? > >> > >> > >>Rob Martin > >>Software Engineer > >> > >>phone 03 377 0495 > >>fax 03 377 0496 > >>web www.chreos.com > >>Wild Software Ltd > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Delphi mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Delphi mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Delphi mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
