Glad to help! 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: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin
> David > > I think the key was to put the fields below > in a Region. Now the fields move down > as I want. I haven't tested it enough to see > how it moves the Detail section and footer > that is set to print at x line but I will get to > that this week, I hope. > > I still couldn't get the (char(10)) thing to work > so I used a var set to 'xxxxx'. I will just change > the number of x's and let the field wrap to move > things up and down. Of course I set the print to > white so it will not show up. > > I know others have said that the print shouldn't move > if my top margin is big enough. Since I can't test this > on several different printers I still need this option just > in case. > > I gave up on using Printer codes since I didn't get a > book with my last printer and I couldn't find much > information about the codes in the web. > > > Thanks ALL > Marc > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Blocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:31 AM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Reports adjust top margin > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
