Columnar Report/Summary Always prints on next page

rbuser

Greetings,

I am running RB6.03 & D5 (Enterprise). My report has 4 columns & a summary.

Regardless of how many records are displayed in the detail band/columns the
summary is always printed on the next page. I would like the summary to
print below the end of the column with the most records if there is room on
the page.

i.e

Col1 Col2 Col3 Col3
1 6
2 7
3
4
5
Summary

Regards

Steve Schoultz

nicocizik

Steve,

Try placing a group around the column that breaks on a static invisible
variable or lable. Then place your summary information in the group footer
band.

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rbuser

Hi Nico,

Thanks for the suggestion, but that is not quite what I am after.

By putting the summary information into a group footer it prints in the
column where the data ended. My summary is full width & does not relate to
the positioning of the columns.

So I get

Col1 Col2 Col3 Col4
1 6
2 7
3 Summary....................................
4
5

What I am trying to get is for the summary to print underneath the column
with the most data

Col1 Col2 Col3 Col4
1 6
2 7
3
4
5
Summary...........................

Preferably if there is less than a full page of data the data should be
spaced across the columns rather than filling up the first column all the
way to the bottom, but I dont want column flow from left to right! since the
left to right does not work in RB6.03. This would then leave more space for
the summary. I think I may be wanting too much here :-).

Cheers

Steve.

digitalmetaphors

You'll have to move the draw commands to accomplish this. Here is an example
I created for you. Enjoy:)
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/AlignSummaryToLongestColumn.zip

Created with RB 7.02 and D6

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Thanks Jim.

Slight problem though, I am implementing the code in Rap & it doesn't have
access to ppReport1.Footer.PrintPosRect.Top.

Cheers

Steve.

digitalmetaphors

You'll have to create a RAP pass through function to access that property.
Here is an example that does create pass through functions for this kind of
operation:

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


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors