Rich Text in Resource File?

Is it possible add a rich text file in a resource file and load it into a rich text box on form load? I put a RT file in a resource file and can't figure out how to read it into a rtb. Any suggestions??

hi ,
try this code in new form with richtextbox and command button
1 add the two controls
2 resource file select custom do not change the control
3 copy this code in your form


Public objFile As New Scripting.FileSystemObject 'Object for File
Public objFileRead As Scripting.TextStream 'Object for File Opening/reading/writing

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim srtbText() As Byte
Dim iCtr As Integer
Dim sVar As String
Dim sFileName As String

srtbText = LoadResData(101, "custom")
sVar = ""
sFileName = "c:\rtf.txt"
For iCtr = 0 To UBound(srtbText)
sVar = sVar & Chr(srtbText(iCtr))
Next iCtr
'temporary file
Call objFile.CreateTextFile(sFileName, True)
Set objFileRead = objFile.OpenTextFile(sFileName, ForAppending)
objFileRead.Write (sVar)
objFileRead.Close
RichTextBox1.LoadFile (sFileName)
End Sub

if worked well else pass on the code

I see what you're trying to do using a temp file. I tried it and got an overflow at "For iCtr = 0 To UBound(srtbText)"

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Just changed the iCtr variable to long and it worked!

Dim iCtr As Long

Thanks again!

The routing was running REALLY slow (it's a large rich text file). I figured out a lightning fast and simple way of reading a rich text file from a resource file:


Just takes a couple of lines....

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim srtbText() As Byte

srtbText = StrConv(LoadResData(101, "CUSTOM"), 64)
RichTextBox1.TextRTF = srtbText

End Sub

Regards,

Rich