[Base] different words color in a textbox control?

[arfgh]

is there a way to achieve different words colors in textfile in a form document in BASE ?
i was trying with the api createTextCursor() without lucky. All that i can achieve is to change the whole control text color..

maybe is not possible ?

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		Content = form.getByName( "textcontrol" )
		Curs = content.createTextCursor()
		Curs.goRight(11, True)
		Curs.CharColor = RGB(256, 128, 64)
		Curs.gotoEnd(true)
		Curs.charcolor = RGB(255, 0, 0)

[JeJe]

Do you mean a form controls text box in which you've set the Control's text type to Multi-line with formatting?

[arfgh]

i mean some way to achieve different lines color and/or different words color, if possible.

[JeJe]

I get that... you talk about a textfield, a textfile, and a control... three different things... which is it?

Edit: If its a control, have you set it to with Multi-line with formatting and explored its text with MRI?

[arfgh]

It a database form with a textbox control.
yes, multiline on it. But there i see the problem because if i set multiline with formating text, i lost the datasource from DB, the tab to configure the datasource is not appearing. And like i said, i want to achieve this in a database form document. Maybe i am not understanding that multine with formating text.. or, i dont know.

[UnklDonald418]

I saw the old thread you bumped
How do I use "Multi-Line with Formatting" in a Base Form?
but since it is locked I am responding here.
Here is an old discussion on this topic Multiline with formatting
Neither the HSQL back end nor the Base front end actually support formatted text.
You could save your formatted text in .odt files and store links to them in your database, similar to the way images are often handled. You would need a small macro to open the URL in Writer.

[arfgh]

thx so much friend, i will take a look to that, we will see