Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Tip of the Day #5: Customizing R:BASE BLOB Editor
Section: New PROPERTY Commands for RBBE (R:BASE BLOB Editor) Supported Versions: . R:BASE 7.6 for Windows (Build: 7.6.7.30420 or higher) . R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows (Build: 8.0.21.30420 or higher) . R:BASE eXtreme (v9) for Windows (Build: 9.0.1.10420 or higher) Did you know that now you can customize the caption and icon of R:BASE BLOB Editor? One of the more exciting features in R:BASE for Windows is the ability to add, edit, delete, and display binary files-Binary Large OBjects, or BLOBs. This term refers to binary data as opposed to ASCII data. The data types VARBIT and BITNOTE were added for storing binary files within an R:BASE database. In addition, the VARCHAR data type lets you store large ASCII data files (Large OBjects, or LOBs). The data for VARBIT and VARCHAR data types is stored in the fourth R:BASE data file, DBName.RB4 or DBName.RX4. In addition, you may also use R:BASE BLOB Editor to create a new or update an existing files, such as RTF, BMP, TXT, JPG, GIF, PNG, and more ... While deploying R:BASE applications with integrated features of R:BASE BLOB Editor, now you can customize the caption and icon. Here's how: First, use the following PROPERTY commands to customize R:BASE BLOB Editor. PROPERTY BLOB_EDITOR CAPTION ' This is the R:BASE you have always wanted!' PROPERTY BLOB_EDITOR ICON 'IntoTheFuture.ico' Then, use the following command to create a new Rich Text File with your favorite logo into a singe table column. RBBE NewRTFFile.RTF Notice the customized caption and icon for R:BASE BLOB Editor. http://www.RBASEeXtreme.com/CustomizingRBASEBLOBEditor.png Note: R:BASE 7.6 and Turbo V-8 use standard R:BASE BLOB Editor. R:BASE eXtreme 9.0 (32/64) include Enhanced R:BASE BLOB Editor as shown in the above illustration. Enjoy! Very Best R:egards, Razzak.
