Below is the text from MSDN web site:
"Add the dot leaders by creating an object with an expression of
REPLICATE('. ', 50). The 50 should be adjusted to fit the width and font of
the report. Make sure the dot leaders object is Sent to Back, so it prints
behind the code and description."
Sounds easy.
I added a field to the designer form the Report Control Toolbar.
Inserted this in the Expression field "REPLICATE('. ', 30)"
Selected the "Field", "Format", "Send To Back".
I overlay the "Column" field on top of the "Replicate" field in the detail
band on the designer.
Run the report and the "dots" still show up "behind" the "Column field data
I must be missing something?
James E. Harvey
Corresponding Officer/M.I.S.
Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ted Roche
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Append ellipsis in report column
On 8/21/06, James E. Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I meant tab leader dots, not "ellipsis", sorry.
>
Not easy, since you run into foxel issues, but you want to do something
like:
replicate(".", LengthOfBox - textlength(yourtext)) + yourText
Where LengthOfBox and textlength need to be calculated based on the
specific font and font size.
Googling "leader dots FoxPro report" yields:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfoxgen9/html/VFP9Reports2.asp?fram
e=true
if you're in VFP 9 and
http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/vfprwfaq.htm
if you're not.
--
Ted "The Answers Are Out There" Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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