Have fun with the kids. When you get back look at the CONCOMP report AllColumns. Look closely at the settings at the bottom for the regions, the controls in the region AND the NOTE field ABOVE the region.
David David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 12:59 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin > David > > Please don't hold your breath on this, you will turn blue > and I will turn red when I find out what silly mistake > I made. > > I can make this work easy in 6.5 but in 7.1 I am having > a little trouble. I did find some old posts from Larry on > this and had started working on this on a test DB but I > got pulled away to put out a few fires and of course I > deleted that test DB so now I am starting over..... and > so far I am not making much headway. > > It appears my 7.1 report writing skills are lacking. > I even tried to make a small test rep with 3 fields. > In Concomp > Set var Vtop = (sfil(char(10), 15)) > place Vtop as db memo stretch on report > place Custid below shiftwith parent and > place company next to Custid NO shiftwith parent > then preview the report, > Guess what? Custid moves UP. > > If I set Custid to NO shift > company to shift then company moves up. > > If I set both Custid and company to > shift then they disappear!! > > If I place a Label next to company > No shift then Custid and company > reappear! > > I think I need a rest and start over next week. > I will quit wasting the Lists time on my lack of > ability. > > I will be off line the rest of the weekend playing > soccer with the kids. > > thanks all > Marc > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Blocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:11 AM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin > > > > Brilliant idea, Emmitt!! > > > > Let us know if this works for you, Marc. This may be an issue for me down > > the road with a client > > > > > > David Blocker > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 781-784-1919 > > Fax: 781-784-1860 > > Cell: 339-206-0261 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Emmitt Dove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:32 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin > > > > > > > Here's a suggestion: > > > > > > Start by getting an idea of just how many different vertical adjustments > > > you might need, and how many horizontal adjustments you might need > > > (hopefully this is a small number). Then, for the vertical adjustments, > > > put a region at the very top of the page header band, set to stretch, no > > > lines for the border. In the region place a variable image. Then > create > > a > > > series of .bmps that are really just white space, of varying heights > > > dependent on the different vertical adjustments you need. The idea is > > that > > > each location using the app would experiment with the various blank > image > > > sizes to get the vertical adjustment they require (you, of course, write > > > code for this) and then you store a value in your database indicating > > which > > > of the images worked. In the code that prints the report you set the > > > variable to that image and let it print. This will give you the same > > > vertical offset every time. > > > > > > For the horizontal offset it is messier. Here you need to create as > many > > > versions of the report as you need horizontal offsets, varying the left > > > margin slightly in each. Again the location experiments with code you > > > write to assist, then you store the report name of the best fit. And > > since > > > each of these horizontal variants has the same vertical variant > approach, > > > you don't need to multiply the number of horizontal and vertical > > > possibilities - you just have a number of report formats that represent > > the > > > vertical variants. It's easy to develop - there's really just one > report > > > layout and you vary the left margin in the variants. > > > > > > > > > >It seems this is a problem for all > > > >software companies that print > > > >insurance claim forms. Companies > > > >like MediSoft. Lytec .... all have > > > >features that allow the doctors office > > > >to adjust the margins to account for > > > >the differences in printers. > > > > > > > >marc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:16 AM > > > >Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:01 AM 3/17/2005, Marc Shluter wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >But will the print still get moved up and down depending > > > > > >on the size of the top margin on each printer. I will > > > > > >not be able to test it and I would hate to send out a but > > > > > >update and have egg on my face. Of course that would not > > > > > >be the first time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marc, > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the print will get moved up or down depending on > > > > > RBG7.x Report Settings. > > > > > > > > > > You should always test everything yourself first! > > > > > > > > > > Very Best R:egards, > > > > > > > > > > Razzak. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Emmitt Dove > > > Manager, DairyPak Business Systems > > > Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. > > > 40 Lindeman Drive > > > Trumbull, CT 06611 > > > (203) 673-2231 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >
