Chapter 10: PowerScript Functions

SetDataAsRTF

Description

Sets the contents of a control from the data in a string. The text formatting in the string is maintained in the control.

Applies to

Signature controls

Syntax

Integer controlname.SetDataAsInk (data)

Argument	Description
controlname	The name of the control for which you want to set the data
data	The blob or Unicode string containing the data

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 for success and a negative integer for failure.

Usage

The SetDataAsRTF function can set only text data into a Signature control.

Examples

Example 1

The following example reads data in RTF format from a file into a blob, then sets the data into a Signature control:

blob lblb_rtf
integer li_file, li_rtn

li_file = FileOpen("\My Documents\testb.rtf", &
   StreamMode!, Read!)
FileRead( li_file, lblb_rtf )
FileClose( li_file )

li_rtn = sig_1.SetDataAsRTF(lblb_rtf)

The following example reads data in RTF format from a file into a Unicode string, then sets the data into a Signature control:

string ls_rtf

integer li_file, li_rtn

li_file = FileOpen("\My Documents\tests.rtf",  &
   StreamMode!, Read!)
FileRead( li_file, ls_rtf )
FileClose( li_file )

li_rtn = sig_1.SetDataAsRTF(ls_rtf)