Grid lines

rbuser

Can anyone tell me the easiest way to get a report to appear as a grid
without going through the Data Tree?

Thanks

nicocizik

Hi Douglas,

Try using the Report Wizard, which will automatically create the report for
you on the fly. Access the Report Wizard by selecting the File | New...
menu option in the Report Designer.

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rbuser

Nico:
I didn't see anyplace in the Report Wizard to turn on grid lines. That's
what I need to do - show the data as a grid, as in the 1st tutorial with
the Data Tree.
I don't think the Wizard would help me anyway, because I need to shorten
the header labels from the field names.
I was just wondering if there is any way to turn on the field grid and
label grid properties in a hand-designed report.

Thanks

nicocizik

Hi Doug,

I'm sorry, I was mistaken. The Data Tree just draws rectangles around the
text elements with it's dimentions of the controlbox that the dbText is in.
You could draw these rectangles manually in code or perhaps check out on of
the third party grid tools available from our website in the friends |
rcl... section. http://www.digital-metaphors.com.

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