Thank you Dennis & Mike,
Here's what I did today, I created a new report based on the same table and
only added one field to the detail section (results shown below). The first row
is a DB Memo for the data field, 2nd is Advanced DB Rich Text, 3rd is Variable
Rich Text, 4th is Advanced Variable Rich Text and the 5th is Variable Memo. All
fields have the font defined as Arial - 10 - Bold. On the report the 1st & 5th
lines are bold but as you can see don't contain the actual text. The variable
for the variable fields is defined as a Varchar.
{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MS Sans Serif;}{\f1\fnil MS Sans
Serif;}}
RAISED PANEL STEEL DOOR - SANDSTONE
RAISED PANEL STEEL DOOR - SANDSTONE
RAISED PANEL STEEL DOOR - SANDSTONE
{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MS Sans Serif;}{\f1\fnil MS Sans
Serif;}}
Any blue's clues from anyone would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Paul Buckley
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MikeB
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 4:49 PM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Question about Varchar Data Types & Fonts in Reports
The datatype has nothing to do with the display. It is entirely dependent on
the control, so use the richedit controls for display in forms and reports.
To set any text stored in any datatype [TEXT,NOTE or VARCHAR] that is to show
in a richedit control as "ANYTHING BUT PLAINTEXT", you would apply the
formatting to the text in an editor capable of doing so.
You can create an RTF file by using the RBBE editor and start it like RBBE
MyFile.rtf and it will initiate with RichEdit interface and you can create TEXT
and apply formatting to suit.
On a form with a dbRichEdit control, if you double click the field, it will
also initiate with RichEdit interface and you can create TEXT and apply
formatting to suit there.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul
> Buckley
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 2:32 PM
> To: RBASE-L Mailing List
> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Question about Varchar Data Types & Fonts in
> Reports
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> I am using eXtreme 9.5(64) 9.5.4.30821 and having trouble formatting a
> varchar data type column in a report. The other data fields are Arial
> Bold 10 fonts but I can’t seem to do anything to make the varchar data
> filed appear as Arial Bold 10. I’ve created a varchar type variable
> and used a variable Rich Text and Advanced Variable rich Text field.
> Nothing seems to change the font type. When I select the rich text
> object in Report Designer it won’t let me change the font.
>
>
>
> What am I missing? TIA.
>
>
>
> Paul Buckley
>
>
