Why in the world would you want to write your own rich text editor? It is a wheel already available in many styles and colors.
Here's a free one... http://asp.net/ControlGallery/ControlDetail.aspx?Control=3076&tabindex=6 Here's a whole list of more... http://asp.net/ControlGallery/default.aspx?tabindex=6&Category=0&q=Rich%20Text If you save the HTML from the textbox to the database it will have the same format when you retrieve it. It is most often saved to a text column in the database. On 03 Apr 2007 05:07:59 -0700, Ricky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I am very new to Web Developer 2005 and also in ASP.Net 2.0. > > I want to develop component like Rich Text Editor like I am using here > for writing query for this also which provides functionalities of Bold, > Italics etc. > > Also provide me some information about how to store text information in > database so that it will be viewed in same formating later. > > I hav recently been shifted from Window Application to Web Applications. > > Pls. Suggest. > > Ricky > > > -- Dean Fiala Very Practical Software, Inc Now with Blogging... http://www.vpsw.com/blogbaby Microsoft MVP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

