Hi Sledger, the data in the DB is simply stored as a string so you do not have to worry about losing your content. As always, it would be wise take a DB backup anyway before you make the change! I have tried this on 4.7 and it maintained the property data fine.
One thing to note, text entered in the RTE is normally wrapped in <p> tags, where as textbox multiple text is not wrapped in any HTML. You may need to go in to each document to make a superficial change like adding a space character to get the RTE to wrap <p> tags around your text. Alternatively you could handle it in your CSS (i.e. so <div id=content>Lorem Ipsum</div> renders the same as <div id=content><p>Lorem Ipsum</p></div>)
Changing from "Textbox multiple" to "Richtext Editor"
Can I safely change a propertytype on my document type from "textbox multiple" to "richtext editor" without losing my content? I'm using 4.0.2.1
Thanks!
Hi Sledger, the data in the DB is simply stored as a string so you do not have to worry about losing your content. As always, it would be wise take a DB backup anyway before you make the change! I have tried this on 4.7 and it maintained the property data fine.
One thing to note, text entered in the RTE is normally wrapped in <p> tags, where as textbox multiple text is not wrapped in any HTML. You may need to go in to each document to make a superficial change like adding a space character to get the RTE to wrap <p> tags around your text. Alternatively you could handle it in your CSS (i.e. so <div id=content>Lorem Ipsum</div> renders the same as <div id=content><p>Lorem Ipsum</p></div>)
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