Rich Text Box GURU Question

Hello,

1) Does anyone know how to load a word file into a rich text box?
2) Does anyone know how to convert a word document to a Rich Text File type using VB Coding? thanks in advance.

2) I found this out by creating a Word macro as I did it.

ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="Doc1.rtf", FileFormat:=wdFormatRTF, _
LockComments:=False, Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:=True, WritePassword _
:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:=False, _
SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, SaveAsAOCELetter:= _
False

to expand on martin's code:

you have to pen the file first in word:

VB Code:

Dim OBJ as Object
Set OBJ = CreateObject("word.application")
OBJ.Documents.Open FileName:="[b]C:\PATH\FILENAME.Doc[/b]", _ 
ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _ 
PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _ 
WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _ 
wdOpenFormatAuto 
OBJ.ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="[b]C:\PATH\FILENAME.RTF[/b]", ", FileFormat _ 
:=wdFormatRTF, LockComments:=False, Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:=True _ 
, WritePassword:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:= _ 
False, SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, _ 
SaveAsAOCELetter:=False 
 
'then your code to open the file
'I think its
RichTextBox.File = "C:\PATH\FILE.rtf"

First off thanks for the help. where are the breaks? is this using an object?

Thanks let me see if I can get this to work.

Is all of this coding neccessary? Will the following work?OBJ.Documents.Open FileName:=wfilename

OBJ.ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=ConvertedName

I was getting an error somewhere in the orginal string.

sorry...change
wdFormatRTF to 6

or add in the gen dec section
Private Const wdFormatRTF = 6

:D

The code is still failing on the section that opens the doc.

Here is what I have so far:
'Gen dec
Private wFileName As String
Private Const wdFormatRTF = 6


Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim OBJ As Object
Dim docNew As Object
Dim rtfDoc As Object
Dim c
Dim Txt$
Dim ConvertedName As String

CMDialog1.InitDir = App.Path
CMDialog1.Filter = "Text Files|*.Txt|Rich Text Files|*.rtf|Word Document|*.doc|All Files|*.*"
CMDialog1.FilterIndex = 3
CMDialog1.Flags = 3
CMDialog1.Action = 1
If CMDialog1.FileName = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If
wFileName = CMDialog1.FileName
txtOriginalFileName.Text = wFileName
'****************************************************


Txt$ = wFileName


For i = 1 To Len(Txt$)
c = Mid$(Txt$, i, 1)
If c = "." Then
ConvertedName = ConvertedName + ".rtf"
MsgBox ConvertedName
Exit For
Else
ConvertedName = ConvertedName + c
End If
Next

Set OBJ = CreateObject("word.application")

'The error occurs in the section below
OBJ.Documents.Open FileName:=wFileName, _
ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _
WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _
wdOpenFormatAuto

OBJ.ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=ConvertedName, FileFormat _
:=wdFormatRTF, LockComments:=False, Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:=True _
, WritePassword:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:= _
False, SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, _
SaveAsAOCELetter:=False

'then your code to open the file
'I think its
rtbDisplay.LoadFile (ConvertedName)

End Sub