Thanks for letting me know what is going on under the hood. I have
now changed refresh action to raKeepDataPos. AutoDisplay was already
True.


The problem is better but not all the way solved. If I add text to an
empty blob, it disappears when I hit the save button. Changing text,
however, works just fine.


George

--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...> wrote:


> 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