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Autosize Height in Datawindow header band?

Greetings All,

I have a datawindow with a detail band and three groups. One of the fields in the top group can be multiple lines and so I checked autosize height for that field on the properties | position tab.

When I run the report, if there is more than one line of text in the field it slides underneath group 2 so that it cannot be read correctly.

I notice that you can only only the detail band has the autosize height property. Am I stuck or is there a work around to make the group band slide move down when there is a field with the autosize height property turned on?

Thank you,

Paul

diasroshan

hi paul,
i can suggest a work around...
when u set ur datawindow to preview mode it displays the desired format (without overlapping)....

so what u can do is after retrieve write the following line of code...
dw_report.Modify("DataWindow.Print.Preview=Yes")

do ask for more assistance...

Cheers,
Rosh

pemurray

ASKER

Rosh,

Thanks.

I tried adding dw_1.Modify("DataWindow.Print.Preview=Yes") to script just before the retrieve and the only difference is that I see a blue line around the border/margin.

But the text in the multiline field is still sliding below the group below it. It is not in the detail band.

Thanks again.

Paul

diasroshan

hi,

do
dw_1.Modify("DataWindow.Print.Preview=Yes")
after retrieve...

i had a similar problem like urs in one of my reports which got solved by this solution...

don't worry abt the blue lines... they will not come in the print...its only a preview line....

Cheers,
Rosh

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pemurray

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Hi Sandeep,

I guess you are telling me that it is not going to work. I don't want the text in the detail band so I guess I am going to have to simply limit the size.

Thanks!

Paul