Hello,
I have recently migrated a Powerbuilder 11.1 Build 8204 application to Powerbuilder 12.5 Build 2511 and have run into an issue with rich text edit controls and rich text edit datawindows after migration.
Previously we used a rich text edit control for printing reports with custom paper sizes and margins. We used the CopyRTF and PasteRTF functions to build the syntax for the rich text edit control to display and print the formatted data from the datawindow. This functionality worked great in Powerbuilder 11.
In PB12.5, the behaviour and formatting for the rich text edit controls seems to have changed. Our preview in PB12.5 no longer displays the data from the input fields from the datawindow. The borders and formatting still appear, just none of the data from the input fields.
Below is the data returned rtf data we are pasting into the rich text edit control:
POWERBUILDER 11:
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\deff0{\fonttbl
{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Arial;}
{\f1\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Tahoma;}
{\f2\fnil\fcharset0\fprq2 IDAutomationC128M;}
{\f3\froman\fcharset2\fprq2 Symbol;}}
{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;\red0\green0\blue0;}
{\stylesheet{\s0\itap0\nowidctlpar\f0\fs24 [Normal];}{\*\cs10\additive Default Paragraph Font;}}
{\*\generator TX_RTF32 13.0.501.501;}
\deftab1134\paperw12240\paperh15840\margl0\margt0\margr0\margb0\widowctrl
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POWERBUILDER 12.5:
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\deff1{\fonttbl
{\f0\fnil\fcharset0\fprq2 Arial;}
{\f1\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Calibri;}
{\f2\froman\fcharset0\fprq2 Times New Roman;}
{\f3\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 MS Reference Sans Serif;}
{\f4\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Microsoft Sans Serif;}
{\f5\fnil\fcharset0\fprq2 IDAutomationC128M;}
{\f6\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Arial;}
{\f7\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2 Tahoma;}
{\f8\froman\fcharset2\fprq2 Symbol;}}
{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;\red0\green0\blue0;}
{\stylesheet{\s0\itap0\widctlpar\sa200\sl276\slmult1\f1\fs22 Normal;}{\*\cs10\additive Default Paragraph Font;}{\s16\itap0\nowidctlpar\f0\fs24 [Normal];}}
{\*\generator TX_RTF32 15.0.530.503;}
\deftab1134\paperw12240\paperh15840\margl0\margt0\margr0\margb0\widowctrl\formshade\sectd
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As you can see, the MERGEFIELD is identified in the PB11 rtf, however, it does not seem to exist in the PB12.5 rft. Any ideas on what has changed or what i would need to do to display rich text datawindow data within the rich text edit control in PB12.5?
Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Karen