Torben,
>>set and manipulate the setting for CE
You can set and manipulate the setting for CE by changing CE's properties:
Reference is here:
>>making it possible for en editorial person to write/edit an article and then saving the article in a database (Access or MS SQL).
Please check this example. The source code of this example can be found in the download package.
You can modify it to meet your requirements.
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