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Old 01-04-2008, 07:08 AM
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Doc and Rich text together ??

I am using doc files in UR so as I can benefit from MS Word's controls, but now would like to import plain text files as Rich text.

I have tried to import txt files but I can not edit them?

Is it possible to use both in one database?

Also is it possible to have one database that only has Rich text.

And maybe a related question, if I wanted to have one database that has customised menu's and rich text only how is the best way to do it?

Sorry if I am asking the obvious.

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Old 01-04-2008, 09:07 AM
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You may create a blank Word document thru a template (see http://www.kinook.com/UltraRecall/Ma...ttemplates.htm). Then import your interested text file.

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Old 01-04-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Doc and Rich text together ??

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I am using doc files in UR so as I can benefit from MS Word's controls, but now would like to import plain text files as Rich text.

I have tried to import txt files but I can not edit them?
If you store the file in UR, you can edit it in UR. If you link (don't store) the file in UR, it will be read-only in UR's text editor (must be edited externally). However, text files stored in UR will continue be edited/saved in text format and RTF formatting is not allowed. One option would be to copy the contents of the text file (from Notepad or other text editor) into a UR Text item, which you can then apply RTF formatting to.

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Is it possible to use both in one database?
Sure.

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Also is it possible to have one database that only has Rich text.
If that's all you put in it, sure.

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And maybe a related question, if I wanted to have one database that has customised menu's and rich text only how is the best way to do it?
Menu customizations are not database-specific. They are layout-specific, so you could switch to another layout (View | Layout | Layout x), customize the menus, then use that layout after opening a certain database. To have rich text only, only insert text/RTF items/documents into the DB.
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Old 01-04-2008, 04:24 PM
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Thanks for your feedback.

So far I copied and paste a RTF file saved from word, it seems to open in UR with the MS Word controls on top just as a doc file does ? but it does have a different icon showing in data explorer, but I cant use the format menu in UR, but if it opens with the MS Word controls maybe I dont need it.

The difference in file sizes for one original file are
doc file = 22 KB
rtf file = 5 KB
And as I want to import many thousand files it makes sense to use RTF as the file format to store in UR.

When I get time I will try importing to two fresh databases the same files in doc and rtf and see what the UR database sizes are.

Again thanks.
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