Another good idea, Alastair!

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: Placing titles


> 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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