Form Based report ?

rbuser

I am searching report solution for our programs. So evulate report
builder.

We have got some reports are form based. One of the forms full page A4
with table, look like excel.(some cell are merged). The top of page are
like a page/report header. The bottom of page are look like a page
footer. The center of page looks a detail band.

But it contains some lines and some text for each record. At the first
page center max. record count is 10. Each record separate by line. If the
report record count not equal to 10 each line and text are must be
drawed. The other pages of report are contain different header and
different detail band (container 17 records) and different footer.

How can I design this form based report with report builder ?



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nardmoseley

To create a multi-page style layout...

1. Create a main report and remove the header/footer

2. For each 'Form/Page' place a subreport in the detailband and set the
PrintBehavior to pbSection

3. Access the layout workspace for each form 'section' and layout the
elements.

4. To print a fixed number of lines, use a PageStyle band that can print as
a background layer. Draw the lines on the PageStyle. The detail band can
print on top.

Here are some lniks to conceptual information on rbWiki about modeling
reports

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Design/Features/Form_Emulation

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Design/Features/Smart_Layouts

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Design/Features/Subreports

There is also some good conceptual information in the Developers Guide that
is installed with the product.

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com