gropus in columns

rbuser

I need to print data grouped in columns in order from left to right.
Lets say 4 groups of variable items of data :

group-1
group-2
group-3
group-4

This groups is need to printed as follows :

group-1 group-2
item-1 of group-1 item-1 of group-2
item-2 of group-2
item-3 of group-3

group-3 group-4
item-1 of group-3
item-1 of group-3

how can i accomplish this ?

nicocizik

Hi,

First define the number of columns you would like to have by either using
the Report.Columns property or setting them manually in the Page Setup (by
clicking the File | PageSetup option in the designer menu). Next you will
want to define your group by using the group dialog (select the Report |
Groups option from the designer menu). From here you can define the group
field and be sure to select the "Start New Column" option inside the "on
group change" section..

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rbuser

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:
Hi Nico,

i try it but does not work. After printing tow groups a get a page
break, for example :

group-1 group-2

group-3 group-4

thanks

nicocizik

Hello,

I'm unclear on how you would like your report to look. If you would like it
to have 4 columns like :

group 1 | group 2 | group 3 | group 4

you will need to define 4 columns using the same technique I described in my
previous post.

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rbuser

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:
Hi,

i want my report to look like this

group 1 group 2
group 3 group 4
group 5 group 6 ...

but if i use the NewColumn:= true on TppGroup i get something like this :

group 1 group 2

<<<<<new page>>>>>>>>

group 3 group 4

<<<<<new page>>>>>>>>

group 5 group 6 ...

witch mean that i get a page break every 2nd group break.

thanks

nicocizik

Hi,

Sorry, unfortunately this type of formatting is not supported in
ReportBuilder. When you set the NewColumn property in a two column report,
once the second column has finished printing, a new column will then be
created on the next page by definition. You may be able to change your
dataset to reflect the format you described below so you would not have to
use groups (as much).

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rbuser

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:

ok. thanks