>> Hmmmm ... I think by the time you find an alternative, the RBTI Dream Team >> might have a big surprise for you. All I can say is get ready.<<
Thanks Razzak, I just love these kind of surprises. Maybe I should hold out for awhile, it will probably be in my best interests, if R:History repeats itself. It seems that most all needs are eventually met one way or another. For my own preferences, I really like to have these all-in-one integrated tools or the "plugins" to enhance my apps (I am enjoying the power pack). I will stay tuned..... Bob C -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:46 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Interface with word At 04:33 PM 2/13/2009, Castanaro, Bob wrote: >Am using v8 Turbo with compiled application and enjoying the >use of the RTF editor. Unfortunately, it is fairly limited. Bob, Are you sure about that? <g> I bet you have not fully explored all options and techniques to take advantage of currently integrated "Rich Text" object in 7.6/Turbo V-8 report designers. To get started, all you need to do is to save your existing MS Word file(s) as external RTF. Then: 01. Keep them as external files and use "RBBE filename.rtf" command to manage external .rtf file OR 02. Load them as LONG VARBIT data type in a separate table, and manage all .rtf files in a form by designing a cool interface using "DB Rich Text" control. OR 03. One time only, integrate your original .rtf file as "Rich Text" control with "MailMerge" option in a report designer. Once everything is set accordingly, your end users (nurses) will never have to muck with it anymore. Tip: During the runtime, in your application, you can always bring up the desired report with Rich Text for any last minute updates by using the "REPORT reportname MODAL" command. >I understand that v9 will have a much more robust editor, >but that is too far off for my needs. Hmmmm ... I think by the time you find an alternative, the RBTI Dream Team might have a big surprise for you. All I can say is get ready. The long anticipated Valentine's updates are now officially released. All R:BASE add-on product updates are scheduled for next week. Guess what is next? >So my users want to use WORD (ugh). How are others interfacing >this? I need some ideas. Usually, I would shell out to the RTF >editor from a field in a form. Is there a way to use WORD for >this? Or do I need to have a whole extravagant system to shell >out and launch WORD and save a file name and try to figure out >how to associate that with a record? For some reason, if you really have to use MS Word to achieve a very simple task (as far as I know), you may retrieve R:BASE data by defining a System DSN Data Source or DSN-Less connection using the native R:BASE ODBC or Oterro driver. >I am trying to make this as easy as possible - Nurses are using >this and they are not all equal in computer skills, so my goal >is user-friendly. Any ideas appreciated! Stick with what you know the best. Capitalize on the strengths, integrated all-in-one tools, and most importantly the power of R:BASE! Believe me, if you put your heart and soul into it, you can do anything and everything in R:BASE! http://www.ranything.com and http://www.reverything.com Enjoy the weekend! Very Best R:egards, Razzak. --- RBASE-L =======================3D=======================3 D= TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [email protected] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) =======================3D=======================3 D= TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO =======================3D=======================3 D= TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE =======================3D=======================3 D= TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In the message body, place any text to search for. =======================3D=======================3 D=
