pasting to a RTF file without losing the formatting

I'm trying to paste information from the clipboard to a Rich Text File box.

When I try to paste using the code 'clipboard.gettext' I get the text but I lose the formatting.

I've tried several things and nothing works. If I use the keyboard and do a control V, it works so I know that what I want has made it to the clipboard OK.

Other attempts have delivered the code as well as the text, but I can't keep the formatting.

None of my references have anything useful for me

Thanks in advance.

try this:

Code:

---

'to set text:

clipboard.settext rtf1.textrtf
rtf1.text = ""

'---------------------------------------
to get text:
rtf1.text = ""
rtf1.textrtf = clipboard.gettext

---

and hey presto, it keeps your formatting (i think???) test it tell me if it works :)

David
I tried that but it gives the formatting information as text and it ends up unreadable.

I also tried a variety of combinations of hDC. This is required in a print statement for RTF text to maintain the formatting. It didn't work.

Thanks

Jim

make sure it says
rtf1.textrtf = clipboard.gettext

ok :)
any more problems, just post again ok