Bo probably showed some GDI-trick to do this. Simply, you can drop on the image control, pick an image you create with the watermark, and stretch it across bands. No absolute hack needed. You can put the watermark anywhere in any band. Nothing else is needed.
The only hack needed if you desire is getting the image object to stretch the entire page of the report. If you have MegaFox, everything you need to know is on pages 157 to 159. Cathy Pountney also has a clear explanation on pages 237 to 239 of The Visual FoxPro Report Writer: Pushing it to the Limit and Beyond. Both of us explain how to adjust the VPOS, HPOS, HEIGHT, and WIDTH of the image object (OBJTYPE 17). All the numbers are 10000th of an inch. The big hassle is when you open the FRX in the Report Designer. When you try to lasso any objects in the report you always get the background image control for the watermark. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 05:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: fastest/easiest way to add watermark in VFP9 (but not ReportListener)reports? Dave Crozier wrote: > Michael, > Create a bitmap with your watermark on it and place onto each report. Set > the "print when" condition to activate if a file or global variable is > present or exists. Years ago I remember folks suggested a hack of the FRX to set a large watermark graphic in place in the detail band. I'm wondering if I still have to hack the FRX for that? For some reason, I thought Bo Durban had showed something (probably at FoxForward) as an easier alternative than the old hack trick. ?? > > You could have function query a registry entry to "deactivate" the > watermark. I'm not sure if I want to get that fancy (at this point) or not. Good idea, though! [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
