George,

At 02:39 PM 13/06/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>I am having trouble with a TIB_Memo component. It doesn't save the
>data correctly. If I type in text, then hit the SAVE check mark, the
>data disappears. If I put the cursor on another field first, then it
>disappears, but reappears when I reopen the form to that same record.

Assuming you're using AutoCommit and the TIB_Memo is bound to a blob, this
is the expected behaviour. Blobs are not stored on the database
record. When you "edit" a blob, it is never actually edited. The new
version of the contents is stored as a completely new object on the server,
with a new Blob_ID.

When the modified record is refreshed after the commit, the dataset buffer
only has the new blob_id. Blob data is fetched "on demand". After the
refresh, when you focus again on the same record, the dataset fetches the
blob data for you.

You should be able to get the new blob data after the commit by setting the
RefreshAction of the dataset to raKeepDataPos and the AutoDisplay property
of the TIB_Memo to True (quite costly if the blobs are big and the dataset
is being navigated by scrolling) or by keeping it false and simulating an
Enter or double-click when the row or the control gets the focus.

Helen