Create a Header when report is printing

rbuser

Hi,

I want to put a "information" header on top of each report before it is
printed.

Let say that the user create their own report or modyfying our reports.
Before it is printed (screen,printer) I want to check if there is an
existing header/subreport, the name of the header and if the header name
isn't as expected or missing I want to create my own header (might be a
template, or programatically) to be added at the top of each page
regardless if there is a header or not.

I suppose the easiest way to do this is by adding a subreport on top of the
header but not sure how to do this.


/Ronny

nardmoseley

See the CodeBased thread of the Tech Tips newsgroup for an article on create
subreports in code.

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rbuser

Nard,

Obvious, I was looking in the tech-tips but seems to missed it.
Thanks.

/Ronny

rbuser

Nard,

I got the subreport to be created and printed on the report.
But if the report already contain a subreport in the header my subreport
will be printed underneath the existing one.
How can I get my subreport to be at the top of the page.

/Ronny

nardmoseley

When SubReports are set to PrintBehavior of pbChild, the print order is
controlled by setting

subreportB.ShiftRelativeTo := subReportA.

When SubReports are set to PrintBehavior of pbSection, the print order is
controlled by using BringToFront and SendToBack to control the Z-order of
the elements in the Band. Use the Report Tree tool windows to visually see
the Z-order.

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rbuser

Nard,

I understand but as the subreports are created in code I don't think I can
see them by using the Tree tool.

Another one. I create the header subreports in my app. before the report is
printed and this works fine, but I want to create the header subreports
when the user print them from the designer as well.

How to do this?

/Ronny

nardmoseley

Try using the Report.Template.OnLoadEnd event to create subreports in code.
This fires just after the report is loaded.




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rbuser

Nard,

That's work but I don't wnat the header/subreport visible when the template
is loaded. I don't want the end user to have access to them.

I want them on the report when the end-user print them (screen/printer)
from the RBDesigner.

Have looked for an OnBeforePrint but can't find it.

nardmoseley

1. So you want to add subreports when the end-user selects the Preview tab
in the report designer and then you want to delete them when the end-user
returns to the Design tab?

Try using the TppDesigner.OnTabChange event for this.

2. The other case you would need to handle is the one in which the user
prints/previews directly from the report explorer. You could use a custom
report explorer form to handle this.


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rbuser

Nard,

Sorry, but it allmoast work.
Yes, It trigger the event but when the subeport is added to the header the
"RBDesigner" put the user back to the "Designer" tab, however I can see in
the "background" that the "Calculatin page # of #" is running.


/Ronny

nardmoseley

Sorry, but you are trying to accomplish something that RB was not designed
to support.

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rbuser

Nard,

I understand, as we "almoast are there" is it possible to add it as an
user suggestion for future releases?

/Ronny

nardmoseley

I can add this to the ToDo list, but I cannot guarantee that it make into a
future release. This is a low priority item


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rbuser

Fair enough.

/Ronny