space between detail band and footer band

rbuser

In my report detail band, I use region to surround all component and the
detail band is dynamic height, then I place a ppline in footer with top = 0
and position = lptop, but I find that that is some white space between the
last record (the bottom region) and the line in the footer, why? I have
already try to set region parentheight to true or region stretchwithparent
to true but the white space still exist!

nicocizik

Hello,

ReportBuilder allocates space at the bottom of a page specifically for the
page footer. This is why you are seeing the white space between the footer
and the last detail line. If you would like the footer to appear just below
the last detail line on a page, you will need to either use a group footer
or the summary band. See the following example on how to show a group
footer on each page in your report.

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

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rbuser

I have seen your example but still don't know how to allow the group footer
appear just below the last detail line ON EACH PAGE. I see your group
setting is "start new page" and "reprint group header on subsequent page",
is these necessary for the group footer to appear just below the detail line
ON EACH PAGE, or the group footer must appear below the last detail line (ON
EACH PAGE, THIS IS CRITICAL AS I NEED!) without any extra setting.

nicocizik

Hi,

The page footer band is a fixed band which ReportBuilder allocates space for
as the report is generated. It is not possible to move the position of this
band. I am unsure how your report is designed but you could place a
TppVariable somewhere that increments on each page change, then break a
group on that variable's value. This would give you a group footer for each
page. Otherwise you will need to manually add the draw commands just below
the detail band on each page. I posted an example of placing line draw
commands just below the detail band on each page in your later post. You
could use a technique similar to this to add the information you need.

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rbuser

My report has region that surround all component in detail band, the detail
band may print several page, I just want on each page, after the last detail
band of each page is printed, there is a line printed below it. From your
post, "you could place a
TppVariable somewhere that increments on each page change, then break a
group on that variable's value....."
seems easy to do, but how to set a TppVariable that increments on each page
change and break a group on that varialbe's value?
Also, why I can't find help for TppReport.Engine.PrintPosRect?
In fact, there is no any help for TppReport.Engine (like its property,
method and event), where can I find help for it?

nicocizik

Hello,

1. The group method I mentioned before will not work if your detail are
spanning across multiple pages. There is no built in way in ReportBuilder
to create a band that prints on every page and snaps to the bottom of the
detail band. I created another example that creates a psudo "Page Summary"
band by placing a TppRegion inside the detail band and toggling its
visiblity according to the pipeline value. Hope it helps.

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

2. The TppEngine routines are used for internal report generation purposes.
The main reason the TppEngine does not have much documentation is that most
of these methods are not meant to be used externally. The ReportBuilder
help is one of the most comprehensive and complete documentations out there.
Even so, we are constantly working to add and improve it. Thank you for
your feedback.

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rbuser

PMFJI but I have what I think is exactly the same question.

I'm using RB Pro 6.03 and have a Group Footer Band below a Detail band which
breaks on a variable. I need the Group Footer Band to print just below the
last Detail line but it doesn't, it prints at a fixed position at the bottom
of the page (forget page-spanning for a moment). Kei mentions he has a Group
Footer Band as well but you keep referring to a Page Footer. Are these the
same? I infer from your comprehensive answers that it should be possible to
have a Group Footer band print right under the last detail line but I can't
seem to get it to work.

Is there a property I can set?

Any information or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

=NLK=

nicocizik

Hi,

The difference between a page footer and a group footer is that the page
footer will print on each page regardless. The group footer will only print
at a group break which could be in the middle of a page or across numerous
pages. The issue is that the page footer is the only band in ReportBuilder
that cannot be re-positioned on a page so you cannot have it snap to the
last detail band. If your groups do not span multiple pages, the group
footer should work correctly for your needs. Otherwise, you will have
certain pages missing the footer information as Kei did. Where are your
group footers printing on the page?

The best solution I could come up with to workaround this limitation was to
use a TppRegion inside the detail band to act like a new footer band. I
posted an example of this in an earlier post on this thread.

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