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RB 12 - how to make fully outlined grid in report

edited February 2014 in General
I am in RB 12.06, and have inherited a collection of reports which all pretty much present in what look like grids.

All the ppDBText objects and vertical lines are instantiated dynamically in the DetailBandBeforePrint.

My problem is this: The line at the right side of the grid should align with the box which contains the column headers. But depending on what columns are displayed (another of the dynamic behaviors), it may or may not be in the right spot. When it is wrong, the error is equal to the line width.

I had thought I might enclose the "grid" in a region, but then my problem is how to vertically size the region.

We are supporting multiple branches of code, and I do not have the option of moving to RB 15 to use the grid component.

Thanks,

Bill

Comments

  • edited February 2014
    Hi Bill,

    Are you trying to align lines and shapes by chance? If so, note that
    due to the fact that they are rendered differently, they will not line
    up. If you are creating a grid, you need to use either all lines or all
    shapes.

    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • edited February 2014
    Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:


    No shapes. Just lines.

    Bill
  • edited February 2014
    Please send a simple example of the issue that we can run here in .zip
    format and we'll take a look at it for you. Send the example to
    support@digital-metaphors.com.

    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • edited February 2014
    Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:


    Thanks, but I think the several hours I would spend attmpting to create such a demo will be spent more productively on other work.

    Bill
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