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Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 18:43
by mrznjo
Hi,
I am trying to generate some reports for editing in Word. I'm generating the .rtf files ok, but when I open in Word the coding is still visible i.e I get things like {xe "Nottingham"} for the place names etc. Is this a FH issue (I've just upgraded to the latest v6.2.4) or is a Word problem? I did some reports a few months ago which were fine, so this is a new problem.
Any ideas for solving this?
Cheers
Neil
Re: Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 19:35
by tatewise
I suspect you have enabled the Report Index option.
Those {xe "Nottingham"} are the cross-ref entries for compiling the Index in RTF/Word.
If you use the Home tab option to Hide/Show ΒΆ paragraph marks button, then those {xe ...} marks are hidden too.
Re: Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 20:47
by mrznjo
Hi Mike
Thanks for the response, but your suggestion didn't improve things. Any other ideas?
Cheers
Neil
Re: Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 20:49
by mrznjo
P.S. I still get the same even if I do not have an index in the report.
Neil
Re: Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 21:22
by tatewise
So please confirm that for that
Report in
FH the
Report > Options > Index tab does NOT have
Enable Index ticked.
When I use
Save Report As > Word-processor Document (RTF) after clearing that setting, then there are no
{xe "..."} items when the saved file is opened in
Word. Are you sure that you do still get them?
For
RTF reports that do have
{xe "..."} items, I use the button
ringed in red to Show/Hide them.
Also the
Word Options > Display settings must
NOT have
Hidden text ticked.
Click
Office button or
File tab top left to access those
Options.

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Re: Help with .rtf reports
Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:53
by mrznjo
Mike,
Yes, I can confirm that FH Report > Options > Index tab does NOT have Enable Index ticked.
I changed the settings that you suggested in Word and that did the job - many thanks indeed!
Best wishes
Neil