Suppressing "shape" along with dbtext on repeated value

rbuser

I am using shapes to draw around my dbtext objects to create a
spreadsheet look. This works fine (although I'd rather have the
dbtext objects include an option to draw their own boxes).

However, I'd like to have the boxes "suppressed" when the dbtext
values are suppressed. If there was a) a way to check and see if the
dbtext was being suppressed and turn visible off (i.e. IsSuppressed),
b) a way of linking dbtexts and shapes, c) an
OnSuppress/OnBeforeSuppress event that is called when avlue is being
suppressed.

Now I know I can handle all the suppression myself by setting
invisible variables, and the like, but what I'd REALLY like is if the
dbtext object could draw its own box!

Tom...

digitalmetaphors

Here is an example which calculates the visibility of the shape based on the
properties of the band and dbText component:

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


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors