RTF Import

[John Bacon-Shone]

>  >The client asked me if my database engine (Valentina, that is) can
>>handle Rich Text Format. I don't know what sort of database file
>>they would give me to import to valentina, though.  Just wondering
>>if anyone had any experience with this.
>>
>
>RTF is just text (ASCII at that). You can store it in any field that
>handles text (it can get long, depending on how many styles and fonts
>you have, so you probably want something like a text field).
>*Interpreting* the RTF and rendering it into human-readable styled
>text is up to the developer...


Actually, I believe that RTF may *not* be ASCII - as the textual 
content may include double-byte or Unicode text.

I think what you mean is that the style and font info is stored as 
text, rather than in a binary format.

However, even then, the font name may also not be ASCII (e.g. Chinese 
font names)

John
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