I'm only a lowly DOS user so I'm just guessing. Is it possible the field you're moving carries some formatting with it and as a result it doesn't get applied where it was but gets applied where it ends up?
Bill Cook Kent WA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "McClure, Cheryl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:53 AM Subject: RE: Problem encountered with Report Designer > I've had similar problems. I couldn't figure out what was triggering it. > It seems to happen randomly whenever I make some small change to a report. > I've had to copy a report from a backup and reload it to fix the problem in > some cases. I'd love to hear an explanation or remedy for it. > > I'm using the latest windows version of R:BASE. > > Cheryl > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAMES BOWYER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 7:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Problem encountered with Report Designer > > > > i dont know if any one has come accross this before but i seem to be > encountering problems with the report designer , ive changed settings on > page so that the page is A4 size (im based in UK) . Created a letter > template on the report designer which is a staright forward letter. The > actual body txt of the letter is taken from a table (using variables) which > stores all the selectable types of letter. The problem occurs when i move an > > object on the report (it doesnt matter whether it is a txt or variable) to a > > different part of the report > > eg i moved the date to the middle of the page rather than the right side > > once i go out of the report and save my changes , ill run off a test print > out , upon doing this ive noticed that my font size has increased (on all > fonts in the letter) , my page break has gone from A4 to 9 inches so > anything that was slightly before the a4 cut off line is moved right accross > > to the 9" mark. > > So anytime i move anything on one of my reports , i also have to go back in > and change all font sizes and page sizes back to what they were. Has any one > > come accross this b4?? > > > Cheers > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
