Error Copying Metafile Notes
Rich Text with Graphic inherit; rich text; graphic; image; truncate; metafile; Domino Designer; Incident 1481212; Workstation/Desktop; Application Development; Fields; response doc; response document; cutoff; cut off; cannot view; cannot see; partial; only part of; not all; not entire; bitmap; pic; picture Technote (FAQ) Question You have a form (child) that inherits fields from another form (parent) using the Form property "Formulas inherit values from selected document." You wish to inherit from a Rich Text field on the parent document into a Rich Text field on the child. This is set up by having the Default value of the field on the child document match the field name of the parent document. In most cases, the Rich Text field is inherited correctly and text properties such as color and bold as well as doclinks are populated in the child document. However, if you have a graphic in the inherited Rich Text field you may see one of two results. You may receive the message "Error copying metafile" or the inherited Rich Text field may be truncated at the graphic. Answer It is not sufficient to have the Default value of the inheriting field match the inherited field name. The inheriting field name on the child form must be exactly the same name as the name of the inherited field on the parent form. Rename the field on the child form to match the name of the inherited field on the parent form. Supporting Information: The size of the graphic in the Rich Text field causes it to be saved in the parent document as multiple items. If you look at the document properties of the parent document, you will see these multiple fields with the same name. Each will have an item "Dup Item ID" to distinguish it. To correctly inherit the Rich Text field with the graphic, you will have to rename the Rich Text field on the child document to match the name of the field on the parent. To continue to display the information in the original field on existing documents, modify your child form as follows: 1. Copy/paste the Rich Text field to create a new field directly under the existing field. 2. Rename this new field so it exactly matches the field name on the parent form. 3. Remove the Default value formula from the original Rich Text field. 4. Add the Default value formula to the new field. 5. Add a hide formula to the fields to hide the new field if the old field
Training Support Forums & community Events Rational Tivoli WebSphere Java technology Linux Open source SOA and Web services Web development XML My developerWorks About dW Submit content Feedback developerWorks>Lotus>Forums & community>Notes/Domino 4 and 5 Forum Notes/Domino 4 and 5 Forum "Error copying metafile" on opening document "Error copying metafile" on opening documentPosted by Marina Marzo on 18.Jul.05 at 12:56 PM using a Web browserCategory: Domino Designer -- OtherRelease: 5.0.11Platform: Windows XP I have a form wich has several sub forms inserted, each of them contains tables and, one of the tables contais a cell which, inside of it contais a "computed subform" with a "rich text" inside. In this "rich text", users http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21086610 are copying graphics and tables. On having wanted to copy this rich text, to another rich text field, that is also in the same document, but in a different subform… It shows the mistake "error copying metafile". I have searched in this forum and have not found solution to my problem.. I should say that in order to traspass the content from one rich text to the other, I used the following LotusScript code: Set http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/46dom.nsf/DateAllFlatweb/828bad36acbfee8185257042005d16ac?OpenDocument rtitemA = doc.GetFirstItem( "DescripcionF1e" ) If Not rtitemA Is Nothing Then Call rtitemB.AppendRTItem( rtitemA ) End If When it stop copying the rich text contents, an edit document it is mande in order to return to the modified document, when this "editdocument" it is made, or when you try to open the document, the problem appears. Would you help me please with any suggestion? Please let me know if you need more information about this matter. Thanks a lot. ... Document options Print this page Search this forum Forum views and search Date (threaded) Date (flat) With excerpt Author Category Platform Release Advanced search RSS feeds All forum posts RSSAll main topics RSSMore Lotus RSS feeds Resources Forum use and etiquette Native Notes Access Web site Feedback Lotus Support Lotus Support Product support pages index Search knowledge base (Technotes) Search support downloads Lotus Support RSS Wikis IBM Composite Applications IBM Mashup Center IBM Connections IBM Docs IBM Forms IBM Mobile Connect IBM Sametime IBM SmartCloud for Social Business IBM Web Experience Factory Lotus Domino Lotus Domino Designer Lotus Expeditor Lotus Foundations Lotus iNotes Lotus Instructor Community Courseware Lotus Notes Lotus Notes & Domino Application Development Lotus Notes Traveler Lotus Protector Lotus Quickr Lotus Symphony IBM Web Content Manager WebSphere Portal Lotus Forums Notes/Domino 9.0 Notes/Domino 8.5 + Traveler Notes/Domino XPages devel
Training Support Forums & community Events Rational Tivoli WebSphere Java technology Linux Open source SOA and Web services Web development XML My developerWorks About dW Submit http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/46dom.nsf/55c38d716d632d9b8525689b005ba1c0/549c202226d6b74b85256ce1004152fe?OpenDocument content Feedback developerWorks>Lotus>Forums & community>Notes/Domino 4 and 5 Forum Notes/Domino 4 and 5 Forum RE: "Error copying metafile" error message RE: "Error copying metafile" error messagePosted by Thierry DEVULDER on 6.Mar.03 at 06:53 AM using a Web browserCategory: Notes Client -- UpgradeRelease: 5.0.8Platform: Windows 2000 Hi, I've the same problem. Have you found a response since. Thanks for help. Thierry Return to top error copying "Error copying metafile" error mess... (Shawn Filliol 30.Apr.02) . . RE: "Error copying metafile" error ... (Thierry DEVULDE... 6.Mar.03) . . . . RE: "Error copying metafile" error ... (Shawn Filliol 10.Mar.03) . . . . . . RE: "Error copying metafile" error ... (Shawn Filliol 16.May.03) Document options Print this page Search this forum Forum views and search Date (threaded) Date (flat) error copying metafile With excerpt Author Category Platform Release Advanced search RSS feeds All forum posts RSSAll main topics RSSMore Lotus RSS feeds Resources Forum use and etiquette Native Notes Access Web site Feedback Lotus Support Lotus Support Product support pages index Search knowledge base (Technotes) Search support downloads Lotus Support RSS Wikis IBM Composite Applications IBM Mashup Center IBM Connections IBM Docs IBM Forms IBM Mobile Connect IBM Sametime IBM SmartCloud for Social Business IBM Web Experience Factory Lotus Domino Lotus Domino Designer Lotus Expeditor Lotus Foundations Lotus iNotes Lotus Instructor Community Courseware Lotus Notes Lotus Notes & Domino Application Development Lotus Notes Traveler Lotus Protector Lotus Quickr Lotus Symphony IBM Web Content Manager WebSphere Portal Lotus Forums Notes/Domino 9.0 Notes/Domino 8.5 + Traveler Notes/Domino XPages development forum Notes/Domino 8 Notes/Domino 6 and 7 Notes/Domino 4 and 5 IBM Connections IBM Forms IBM Mobile Connect IBM Sametime IBM SmartCloud Notes IBM SmartCloud Meetings IBM Web Content Manager Lotus Domino Document Manager Lotus e-learning Lotus Enterprise Integration Lotus Expeditor Lotus Protector Lotus Quickr Lotus SmartSuite Lotus Symphony Lotus Symphony Developer Toolkit Support Lotus Workflow About IBM Privacy Contact Terms o