Large Data Editor - RTF c&p insert bug (?) on Windows 2000 and Oracle 9i

[Hans-Ronald Schieb]

Hello,

tried to find some advice in this forum but didn't find anything related to my problem. If there is a thread I haven't found, please give me a hint.

So far, here's my problem:

Database Oracle 9i (located on a server in the network)
PL/SQL-Dev Version 6.0.5.931 (same problem with a 6.0.3 Version)
OS: Windows 2000 Prof. /Windows XP Prof.

Problem:
We use a CLOB field to store RTF formated text in a table. In order to get the text into the field, we manually copy&paste it from word docs (also tried it from rtf-files) into the rtf-TAB of the Large Data Editor.
At insert, the formating is ok. After saving it(OK button in Large Data Editor) and reopening, the format of the rtf text isn't the same as before - it seems that there was an additional transformation/formating of the text during the saving. So we have to go into the formating code and try to get rid of the code.

Strange about that behavior is: when we do the same thing on a Windows NT machine, the formating isn't changed, it remains as inserted - everything is ok there.

Any hints?

I'd really be happy about any help - it gets me crazy to manually correct rtf formatting code.

 

[Marco Kalter]

The actual RTF editor control is a standard Windows component. It may be that the common controls library (c:\windows\system32\comctl32.dll) is different on the 2 PC's?

 

[Hans-Ronald Schieb]

Thank you, I'll check that and come back.
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to replace that dll without admin rights, so I have to ask our IT support for help.

 

[Hans-Ronald Schieb]

Unfortunately, there is no improvement after the change of the comctl32.dll. There are still unwanted format changes in the rtf text.

The funny thing is:

we open the Large Data Editor for the CLOB-Field, select the RTF-tab. Insert the rtf formated text (c&p from Word 97 document) -> format looks fine.
Now change to the Text-tab. Change back to the RTF-tab -> format is different now.

Any other hints?

 

[Marco Kalter]

Can you send me an MS Word file with this text, and 2 screenshots that highlight the differences after switching to the Text tab and back?

 

[Hans-Ronald Schieb]

Thank you for your help. I've just sent the required files to support@allroundautomations.com.