Yeah, it is a good idea - but one that will take up database space. How about making a new table with the headings and underlines in that are required and then joining the two required rows in a view with the "real" data? With a identifier column you could do it for every table in the database.
Regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "david blocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 3:43 PM Subject: Re: Placing titles > Lee > > This is a good solution and workaround! However, there still ought to be > way to left justify the title! > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 8:16 AM > Subject: Placing titles > > > > Hello all- > > > > I've solved this problem in the following way: > > > > In the table in question, create another column called "myorder" > > > > For the title line, make myorder = 1 > > > > For a "==========================" make myorder "2". > > > > All other entries use "3" > > > > Hence the columns might be: > > > > myorder, firstname, lastname, city > > > > Then the data would be: > > > > 1 , First Name, Last Name, State > > 2 ,=========, ========, ===== > > 3 , Bob , Smith , OH > > 3 , Lee , Bailey , FL > > 3 , Adam , Ant , TX > > > > In the choose, use "order by myorder asc". > > > > Set a flag, that if myorder = 1 or 2, then you go back up and re-execute > the > > choose. > > > > > > > > Lee Bailey > > > > Bailey & Associates > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: 954-659-1780 > > Fax: 954-659-1781 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Niefield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 6:57 PM > > > > > > > 1. The TITLE line is limited to 70 characters > > > > 2. The placement of the text in the TITLE line is ALWAYS > automatically > > > > centered by R:Base > > > > 3. The actual width of the text as it appears in the Title line will > > > depend > > > > on the characters in the text, since R:Base uses proportional fonts > > > > > > > > > I've been complaining about this for a while. It doesn't make alot of > > sense > > > to have several rows of data displaying beautifully when the reader > > doesn't > > > know what the columns represent. If we had an option of left formatting > > the > > > TITLE, as well as centering, it would be easier to work in useful column > > > headings. > > > > > > Terry > > > > > >
