How do I get the height of a populated MEMO field?

rbuser

How do I get the height of a populated MEMO field?
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I have a Memo field printing in a group header. I want to paint a box
(TppShape) around it. In order to do so, I need to gather the height of the
Memo field.

ppMemoNotes.Lines.Clear;
ppMemoNotes.Lines.Add('Hello World');
ppShapeNotesBox.Height := ppMemoNotes.Height;
ppMemoNotes.Lines.Clear;
ppMemoNotes.Lines.Add(OraDS1.FieldByName('NOTE').AsString);//
Results in about 20 lines of text
ppShapeNotesBox.Height := ppMemoNotes.Height;

Regardless of when I look at ppShapeNotesBox.Height, it is set at 0.13.....
It appears not to be set based on the contents of the memo field.

What do I need to do to determine the true height of a memo field once it
has been populated.

Joe Bibbo
joe@computrition.com

digitalmetaphors

It is easier than that. You can place the memo in a region component. The
region is able to stretch as the memo inside of it grows. Set the region's
color and be sure that the memo is transparent.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

rbuser

That is basically what I am (now) attempting to do.

However, I can't seem to fugure out how to set the parent of my memo to the
region (this is all done in code, not the designer).

Also, can a region have rounded corners?
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digitalmetaphors

Set the Memo.Region property to the region component.

ppMemo1.Region := ppRegion1;

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

That will work in some cases, but in most of what I am doing, I only want a
vertical line to the left and right of the memo, and (soemtimes) a
horozintal line afterwards. Piece of cake if I know the height of the
generated memo.

digitalmetaphors

Use a region, and place a couple, or three, lines in the region. Set them to
stretch with parent.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors