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rbuser

Hi,

I would like to create application to write label on each item/goods that we
deliver
Label size is 60mm width x 110mm height.

Can we do that with ReportBuilder ?
How to do it step by step in brief.

Thanks

nicocizik

Hi Eddy,

Yes, this is definitely possible. Are you going to be printing to a
continuous paper printer? If so, take a look at the article below on how to
do this with RB. If you are printing to a sheet with pre-defined labels on
it (such as Avery), take a look at the label wizard by selecting File |
New... from the designer menu and then selecting the Label Wizard icon.
Other than that, it is just a matter of designing your label to the size
specifications you need.

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Article: Printing to Continuous Paper
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1. Layout

For continuous printing (for example a receipt) use Title/Summary and
removing the Header/Footer. Set the PrintHeight of each to phDynamic. Layout
the DetailBand to print a single line item. Set the margins to 0 or to the
smallest that the printer driver will support (some printers have an
unprintable area).

With this configuration The Report will generate a Title followed by a
variable number of Detail bands that span pages if needed, and then finally
print a Summary at the end.

2. Pagination

a. dtPrinter

Some printer drivers have a continuous paper size setting. If not then try
setting the paper size to be very small - perhaps the size of the tallest
band in the layout. Or try setting the page height to be the size of a
detail band. Note that some printer drivers will only accept page sizes
within a certain range of paper sizes.

b. dtReportTextFile

With the above layout, the report text file will generate the page breaks
properly, however the device will fill up a page with blank lines. You can
control the number of lines per page by configuring the CharacterGrid
property in the Report.BeforePrint event:

example:


procedure TForm1.ppReport1BeforePrint(Sender: TObject);
var
lDevice: TppReportTextFileDevice;
begin

if (ppReport1.FileDevice <> nil) and (ppReport1.FileDevice is
TppReportTextFileDevice)then
begin
lDevice := TppReportTextFileDevice(ppReport1.FileDevice);

{120 characters per line, 66 lines per page}
lDevice.CharacterGrid(120, 66);
end;

end;

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Regards,

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