Razzak Very cool and clear article!! Thanks for adding another trick to the growing bag!
David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:50 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - From the Edge: Using Data Tree to Design a Report > > Monday, February 7, 2005 > > From the Edge: Using Data Tree to Design a Report > Section: Report Designer > Chapter: Running R:BASE Your Way! > Platform: R:BASE 7.x and V-8 "Turbo" for Windows > Build: 7.1.79.30128 and higher > > R:BASE 7.x and V-8 "Turbo" for Windows Report Designer contains a > Report Wizard that allows you to quickly create an report layout. > This is great for generating an entire report, but what if you > need to create only a portion of a complex report? Drag and drop > functionality is an ideal solution for this problem because it > allows you to create a set of controls within the context of an > existing report layout. In Report Designer, drag and drop support > is provided via Data Tree. > > Here's how: > > Steps: > > 01. Start RBG7 or RBG75 or RBG8, connect to ConComp sample database > 02. Database Explorer | Reports | New Report > 03. Type the new report name as "Customer" based on "Customer" table > (Figure 1) > Type "Customer List" for Description and click on [OK] button. > Note: Do not check the option for "Use report Wizard". > Notice the blank report with default margins, etc. (Figure 2) > 04. Access the Data Tree object via Report Designer's View | Toolbars > (Figures 3 - 6) > 05. Dock the Data Tree on the left side of the workspace (Figure 7) > 06. Change the paper orientation from Portrait to Landscape > 07. Modify the Bands > 08. Create Labels in the Page Header Band (Figure 8) > 09. Use the Data Tree to Lay Out the Customer Information (Figure 9) > 10. Adjust the Layout (Figure 10) > 11. Add a TimeStamp (Figure 11) > 12. Add Page Numbers (Figure 12) > 13. Preview the Report in Report Designer (Figure 13) > 14. Save the report and close Report Designer. > > A PDF version of this article with step-by-step instructions is > available at: > > From The Edge: http://www.razzak.com/fte (Powered by R:WEB Suite) > > Associated sample application for this article is available at: > http://www.razzak.com/SampleApplications (Item #024) > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > --- RBASE-L > ================================================ > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, > REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n > (where n is the number of days). In the message body, > place any > text to search for. > ================================================ >
