> No error messages, just odd stuff appearing in user notes, which is stored

in a blob field.

"odd stuff"? Care for an example?

> Editor control...mmm... is that a delphi component option ?

Well, somehow, you get your "notes" into the database, right?
What component are you using to edit the notes themselves?

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