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Intelligent Page Break

edited October 2007 in Devices
Hi,
I am looking for a possibility of an intelligent page break.

We use Report Builder for generating quotations, order acknowledgements, etc
with our merchandise management program. After printing several positions
with articles in the detail region there is a summarization of the prices at
the bottom.

Sometimes it happens - depending on the size of the detail region - that
this summarization is at the top of the last page. In this case I would
prefer that the page break is before the last element of the detail region
and non after the last element. How can I control this?

I know how to force a page break - but I do not have a trigger for this
event. Is there any solution?

Thanks for any comment
Martin Popp

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  • edited October 2007
    Hi Martin,

    Take a look at the following example on preventing an orphan summary in
    ReportBuilder. This should get you on the right track to keeping your
    summary bands from ever displaying alone on the last page of your report.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/DetailForOrphanSummary.zip

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  • edited October 2007
    Hi Nico,

    thank you for your quick response.
    I fear, I have to pass this information to the manufacturer of our software.
    I have only access to files with ending *.rtm.

    Is there a possibility to prevent an orphan at this level?

    I know how to generate a page break - but I cannot get a trigger event.

    Can you tell me a way how to calculate the number of elements in the
    detail region BEFORE the runs through in the detail region have started?

    Regards,
    Martin


  • edited October 2007
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