Printing 3 groups of info per A4 page?

rbuser

Hi,

I have a requirement which I hope can be handled by ReportBuilder:

I need to print payslips where 3 payslips are printed per page. So 3 times
on a single page the group header info and footer info would be displayed,
with a maximum of about 6 detail lines per group.

For example, if I had six groups (employees) and each had 5 pay entries,
then 3 groups would be printed on the first page and the next 3 on the next
page. If an employee had 8 entries then the details would print on 2
payslips (6 detail lines on the first and 2 on the second).

The reason I need this is a client has pre-printed stationery, with 3
payslips per A4 page.

Where would I start? Any base examples of this sort of scenario?

Thanks

Alex

digitalmetaphors

Use report groups and set the new page property while it is generating. Here
is an example of setting the group object's NewPage property to force group
X to start on a new page when other groups print sequentially down a page.
If you want to change pages halfway through a group, then after the detail
band prints, try calling the Detailband.OutOfSpace method to tell the report
engine that the detail band shouldn't print again on that page.

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


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors