I need a kick start here.
Greetings all...
I've been using ReportBuilder for just about four years now, so I know it
fairly well. A recent request for a report has me stumped, and I just can't
get my brain around it. The situation is a relatively simple one: I need to
print a report with groups so that I get two groups per page. Essentially
what I'm trying to create is, in effect, two 8.5 x 5.5 labels per page. (But
each label has several subgroups on it.)
I started by creating a detail band that's 5.5" high. That gets quickly
screwed up because I have several sub-groups, so I lose track of the height
of the overall report. I could just define the report page as being 5.5"
tall and start a new page with each group. But that would waste 1/2 of each
sheet of paper. There has to be a way to do this... how about this approach:
putting two 8 1/2 x 5.5 regions on a page, turning off the "new page on
group change" setting and then programmatically checking to see if the
report is in the second of the two regions, and if so, ejecting the page?
Anyone have any thoughts?
Phil
I've been using ReportBuilder for just about four years now, so I know it
fairly well. A recent request for a report has me stumped, and I just can't
get my brain around it. The situation is a relatively simple one: I need to
print a report with groups so that I get two groups per page. Essentially
what I'm trying to create is, in effect, two 8.5 x 5.5 labels per page. (But
each label has several subgroups on it.)
I started by creating a detail band that's 5.5" high. That gets quickly
screwed up because I have several sub-groups, so I lose track of the height
of the overall report. I could just define the report page as being 5.5"
tall and start a new page with each group. But that would waste 1/2 of each
sheet of paper. There has to be a way to do this... how about this approach:
putting two 8 1/2 x 5.5 regions on a page, turning off the "new page on
group change" setting and then programmatically checking to see if the
report is in the second of the two regions, and if so, ejecting the page?
Anyone have any thoughts?
Phil
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Comments
I would suggest placing two Fixed Style subreports inside your main report's
detail band. Then inside the subreports, create each individual label as
you need. If you keep the ReprintOnOverflow property set to false, they
will not print outside the space you define.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com