Using the RichTextBox ActiveX Control in Visual FoxPro (253684)

SUMMARY

RichText.exe is a sample that demonstrates much of the functionality of the Rich Textbox control as used within Microsoft Visual Foxpro. Most of the properties are documented in this sample, with the exception of the OLE properties, the Tabs collection, and several others.

While the Rich Textbox control can be used with earlier versions of Visual FoxPro, some of the supporting code in this sample was not in the language prior to Visual FoxPro 6.0, and some of the properties may not have been in the control. The code can be modified as necessary in other versions.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

RichText.exe

Release Date: Mar-29-2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The RichText.exe file contains the following files:

FileName	Size
RichText.scx	6KB
RichText.sct	27KB
RichText.txt	2KB

To use this example:

Run RichText.exe to unzip the files.
In the Visual FoxPro Command window, go to the directory where you unzipped the file.
Type DO FORM RichText.

When you are in the form, you have a RichText edit area along with controls to set text properties. Most of them operate on the current selection, so you need to select some of the text before you see any effect.

Click on the Bold, Italic, and other format buttons to toggle the appearance of the text. Do the same for the Bullet button. Note, however, that the bullet indent property only takes effect when you turn the bullet on. If you change this after bulleting a paragraph, you do not see anything change.

Maximum Length and Current Length apply to the whole document, not just the selection.

The Save File and Load File buttons allow you to save the contents of the Rich Text control as an .rtf file and to load .txt or .rtf files into the control.

The Protected checkbox allows you to set part of the text as unchangeable in any way. This prohibits change when any of the protected text is selected. It can also be set to change only the unprotected text, but this involves a bit more work.

The Offset spinner allows you to move text above and below the baseline, so you could do superscripts and subscripts.

Several properties that can only be set at design time have their values displayed on the form.