>We are rewriting our FPW2.6a application in VFP 6.0 sp3, and are in need
>of some help with the following situation.
>
>The application prints several forms (created using the report designer)
>which have fixed amounts of space for comments. In 2.6a, we used memo
>fields for these comments, and were able to use _mline, memlines, etc.
>to determine whether the contents of the field would fit in the space
>allowed on the form. If it doesn't fit, "See Attached" is printed in
>the box on the form instead, and a separate page is printed for the
>comments.
>
>Due to customer demand for the ability to format the text, we are trying
>to use general fields (embedded OLE; MS Word) for these comments in the
>new application. Is there a way to determine how many lines of text are
>contained in these fields? Is there some other way to achieve the
>behavior described above and still have support for text formatting like
>bold, underline, TAB?
>
>Any suggestions very much appreciated!
>TIA!
Bridget,
Review the thread titled "How can I simulate a streching field in footer band" posted the same day.
But since it's using formatting word it means your user has word. Why not directly use it for reporting. There has been many threads about it in the past. Also look at mailmerge class in files\classes section if you didn't install MDAC2.1 (it doesn't support foxpro 2.x tables anymore).
Cetin