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edited November 2008 in Devices
Hello,
I am using RB9 and i have a report with some labels at 90 degrees on the
header Arial 8pt, the report previews ok and prints ok, but when output to
PDF the vertical text is missing.

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  • edited November 2008
    Update,

    if i enable autosize then the text is output into the pdf but in the
    wrong place, like the PDF output uses the wrong anchor point or base line.

    consider the examples below (but rotated 90 degrees)

    --- denotes text box
    this is what is placed on the report and what previews and prints
    ----------------------
    | Some Vertical Text |
    ----------------------

    This is what is exported to PDF

    Some Vertical Text
    ----------------------
    | |
    ----------------------


  • edited November 2008
    Hi Steve,

    Which actual version of ReportBuilder are you using? In my testing with the
    latest version (RB 11.01) the issue does not seem to be present.

    --
    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • edited November 2008
    Hi Nico,
    ReportBuilder 9.03

    I have done some more testing and found the following

    If the text is left justified and autosize then when converted to pdf it is
    almost right, it comes out but the position is a few mm out of alignment.
    any other justification it is way out.

  • edited November 2008
    I have attached examples of vertical text labels and PDF output with RB9.03

    TEST1.BMP (RB9.03 preview screen grab)
    TEST2.BMP (Adobe viewer screen grab of PDF)
    TESTVERTICAL.RTM (rtm file used in example).

  • edited November 2008
    Hi Steve,

    I have run through as many tests as I can and am certain that this is
    functioning correctly for the current version of ReportBuilder. Looking at
    some of the past bug fixes, it looks as though this bug was found and fixed
    around the time RB 10.03 was released.

    Does removing AutoSize fix the problem? As a workaround you could possibly
    turn AutoSize off when exporting to PDF.

    --
    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • edited November 2008
    Nico,
    Can you try the rtm file I posted.

    With Autosize off then text is always missing in pdf, with autosize on it
    only works if left justified and accuracy of placement in PDF is poor.


  • edited November 2008
    For future reference, please send all attachments to
    support@digital-metaphors.com.

    I tried exporting your template using the latest version of RB and it
    exported successfully.

    --
    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
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