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    #1

    Multiple Columns

    I am trying to create a Report that will display multiple columns � as many as 35/40 wide. Unfortunately, the Detail Columns only allows up to 9 wide. The information listed horizontally along the top of the Report is a field titled �Unit_No.�. The information listed vertically along the left of the Report are multiple fields based on �Unit_No.�

    How do I create such a report that will allow this many columns? My intent is to have a report that resembles a �spreadsheet�.
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    Re: Multiple Columns

    Generally speaking the limitation on number of fields in a given row in the details band is determined by the cumulative width & font size of each field. Only so many will fit within the dimensions of the page layout. If your field widths are large you may not be able to put 9 on a single line. If your field widths are small you can put more than 9. It's the cumulative field widths that matter.

    Why not show us some of the data, and paint a picture for us showing how you would place that data in your desired report?

    If you are trying to replicate something you already do in a spreadsheet, remember that you can export the Alpha Five data to your sheet, and print it from there. Might be easier.

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      #3
      Re: Multiple Columns

      Tom,

      I reduced the field width to 4 and font to 7 - still only allows up to 9 columns.

      The attached is a PDF of what I would like the report to look like.

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        Re: Multiple Columns

        Brent, I haven't bumped into a 9 column limit before. Will do a bit of digging. However, your report is illegible on my letter sized sheet. Just too small to be usable.

        Later on:Here's an example with 15 columns. Not sure what you're doing differently.

        If you need the grid to create the spreadsheet appearance, I think maybe you'll be happier in the long run printing the report from your spreadsheet.
        Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 04-03-2010, 09:09 AM. Reason: Attach sample

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          #5
          Re: Multiple Columns

          Tom,

          Sorry, the report is 17" x 11". I have attached a 11" x 8 1/2" sheet - keep in mind, the report is larger than the attached.

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            #6
            Re: Multiple Columns

            I can't accommodate sheets that large. Sorry.

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              #7
              Re: Multiple Columns

              Brent,

              You need to set the page size first before you start to drag the fields onto the layout.
              Regards
              Keith Hubert
              Alpha Guild Member
              London.
              KHDB Management Systems
              Skype = keith.hubert


              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                #8
                Re: Multiple Columns

                Tom,

                The Unit Number listed along the top of the page (see PDF: N118, N119, N120,...)is a Field Type, which the information listed within each column is based. I have attached a sample of what I am wanting to do - very basic.

                Keith,

                I tried setting the page size to Tabloid, then dragged the field onto the layout - same thing, only 9 columns wide.

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                  #9
                  Re: Multiple Columns

                  Attached original PDF.

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                    #10
                    Re: Multiple Columns

                    Here's second example. 15 columns, lots of space left over. Not sure what you're doing differently. The limitation is not the arbitrary number 9. It's because something else is not fitting. Perhaps Keith is right. Maybe your page size is too small. Maybe your margins are too big. Who knows? We can't help you further unless you are willing to post a sample of your database so we can see data and your report layout.

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                      #11
                      Re: Multiple Columns

                      See attached. I hope this works.

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                        #12
                        Re: Multiple Columns

                        Brent,

                        Yeah, there is a 9 "column" limit in reports. What Tom is suggesting, I think, is to use fields as columns. Forget about the "column" option in reports. Remember, you really can't make a db be a spreadsheet. That approach rarely works. You need ot rethink your application in terms of a relational db. I think you are looking for a 3X3 matrix here. You can do that, but not the way you are approaching it.
                        Peter
                        AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                         [email protected]
                        https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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                          Re: Multiple Columns

                          Brent, I thought you were trying to insert more than 9 fields in a tabular report, creating as many columns as you had fields. Should have asked to see your sample sooner. You are trying to divide the detail band into more than 9 columns. A totally different thing altogether. Your report is based on what I think of as a pivot table, with columns and rows reversed. I used your data to create a new table. Then based a new report on that new table. Does this get you closer to your desired result?

                          Unzip the attachment to an empty folder.

                          -- tom

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