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RichTextBox not displaying Word rtf file properly

Hello all,

I have a browse button which allows users to select a Word rtfdocument. I then loadthe selected fileinto a RichTextBox control using the following code:

Code Block

With New IO.StreamReader(UserSelectedFileNameAndPath)
Me.RichTextBox1.Rtf = .ReadToEnd
.Close()
.Dispose()
End With

The problem is that the Word tables are not displayed correctly. It appears that column widths are calculated incorrectly so that header textand data ends up being displayed to the right of the table rectangles.

How can I fix this? Thanks in advance for any ideas and/or suggestions!

j2associates Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:02 PM

The native Rich Text editor control used by RTB doesn't have good support for Word tables. There is a newer version of that control available on XP SP1 and later. Check this thread for code that shows you how to use it. Before you try it, check if Wordpad can show the tables correctly.

nobugz Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:05 PM

Thanks nubugz, very helpful link!

j2associates Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:42 PM

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