yes, web control way is correct also

yes, use the richtext box control to load the rtf and and then get the text value into normal text box, which will be the return value of the dll...

following the above steps, create extended procedure using [c++/delphi/..], which will convert rtf to txt and then use it sql server..i m not in favoure of using 'richtx32.ocx' at all.

go for the above steps

till SQL 2000 it's ok with that control RICHTX32.OCX. But from SQL 2005

it simply doesn't work. I was looking for a solution which will be for

2000,2005 and Express...

oh no, at first of all I installed the component 'RICHTX32.OCX'....then only I started...

so before creating web service, I created a small VB application(exe), inside it I tried :

CreateObject("RICHTEXT.RichtextCtrl") [CreateObject("RICHTEXT.RichtextCtrl.1") also tried]

where it's simply unable to create Activex object.

The error msg...

following the solution, it's ok for one environment. But if we will have 100 customers then going to 100 customers server and need to install that numbers of VB there,...

bravo ! I got the right egg to make the omlett ! MMC !!!

Steve, I have no option to reInstall SQL Server into the client sites. Can you give some link over the related topics plz.

It seems 'Local Security Settings' the area to look on, where I have zero idea. Plz put some light on it.

As my requirement is to provide solution in DB server...