[RBG7-L] - RE: From the Edge: Using Data Tree to Design a Report

[Doug Hamilton]

Gunnar - here's a tip that might save you about $200: Keep the monitor 
you're using and add a second monitor.  I found a 17" flat panel several 
months ago on eCost.com for about $170.  I had some old video cards 
lying around so I popped one into my desktop running Win 2KPro and have 
both monitors running.  The old CRT is in front of me and the flat-panel 
is to my right.  I do development on the CRT and keep eMail on the flat 
panel.  (As I write this reply, it's in front of me, your email is 
completely visible on the flat-panel).  When I want to test, I start 
another RBase session, slide it to the flat panel, fix all the errors on 
the CRT and easily alternate beween test-fix-test by simply mousing 
across the 2 monitors.  It saves time not having to 
close/minimize/Alt-Tab through a lot of windows.

Doug Hamilton
p.s. I realize your post was tongue-in-cheek, but two monitors has been 
such a productivity boost for me this was a good time to bring it up.

Gunnar Ekblad wrote:
Razzak
As always thank you, this is useful. However now I need to spend 400
dollar more on a 19 inch screen. If you go on like this and improve
R:Base I guess I will have to spend 5000 dollar on a 40 inch screen
soon.
Don't take my remark as a complaint, because I do like the improvement
(or the feature that was there all along but I was not aware of!)

Gunnar Ekblad
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From: rbg7-l@rbase.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Razzak
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Subject: [RBG7-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.