load richedit from mdb
//Get the data from the database as AnsiString
rtfString := sql.FieldByName('rtftext').AsAnsiString;
//Write the string into a stream
stream := TMemoryStream.Create;
stream.Clear;
stream.Write(PAnsiChar(rtfString)^, Length(rtfString));
stream.Position := 0;
//Load the stream into the RichEdit
RichEdit.PlainText := False;
RichEdit.Lines.LoadFromStream(stream);
stream.Free;