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    #1

    Landscape

    I want to produce an A4 report in landscape that fills an A4 page.
    Frames show, horizontal lines show, vertical lines do not. Can any one help?
    Regards
    Ron


    The reward for work well done is more work!
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    #2
    Re: Landscape

    Ron,

    Are you using vertical lines just as a border?
    It shouldn't be a problem unless you have them outside the printable area.
    I use vertical lines all the time and have no problem.
    Jo Hulsen
    Dommel Valley Solutions
    The Netherlands

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      #3
      Re: Landscape

      I am using vertical lines within a frame. Are you using them in a full A4 Landscape report? There are many problems with this scenario!
      Regards
      Ron


      The reward for work well done is more work!

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        #4
        Re: Landscape

        Yes, I am using vertical lines in frames and one of the reports is in full page.
        My initial response was from my V9 background, however I just did a test to check how things go in V10. In one of my projects I have a couple of reports both portrait and landscape they all look fine in V10.

        It takes a bit of tweaking to get a proper set up in landscape.
        In the properties you can switch between specific printer and default printer. Sometimes it's not possible to select a format and it looks like some properties can not be selected. In order to set the proper page format I had to switch from one to the other before I got it right.
        Jo Hulsen
        Dommel Valley Solutions
        The Netherlands

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          #5
          Re: Landscape

          Jo

          Thanks for that; I am still tweaking. It's a good thing that I am not charging the customer for my time. I think the folk's at Alpha should have another look at this one!

          Regards

          Ron
          Regards
          Ron


          The reward for work well done is more work!

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            #6
            Re: Landscape

            Hallo Jo,

            It would be nice if you would post in the code archive a small appication just with a report that shows how you did it.
            That would be helpfull for everybody and every version.

            Hartelijk dank

            Ton
            Most things are simple but unfortunately only after the first time

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              #7
              Re: Landscape

              Ron,

              Another thing to bear in mind is that when you transfer your new report to your customer you might at some point find that the report looks as if it is portrait again. The best results I had is when the default printer was selected in the report properties.
              Jo Hulsen
              Dommel Valley Solutions
              The Netherlands

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                #8
                Re: Landscape

                Originally posted by Ton Spies View Post
                Hallo Jo,

                It would be nice if you would post in the code archive a small appication just with a report that shows how you did it.
                That would be helpfull for everybody and every version.

                Hartelijk dank

                Ton
                Hoi Ton,
                I think it might be difficult to show how it's done. Often this is a matter of exploring boundaries/ printable area of a page/printer.
                Maybe just an example of a small application so that users can browse the design and settings. Is that what you mean?

                Groeten,
                Jo Hulsen
                Dommel Valley Solutions
                The Netherlands

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                  #9
                  vertical lines in frames

                  Yes Jo, that's it.
                  Looking at the report people can see what you did and how it looks so they can use it for their own needs.

                  O, moet dat zo

                  Ton
                  Most things are simple but unfortunately only after the first time

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                    #10
                    Re: Landscape

                    Thanks for all the replies, but it should be an easy task not a time consuming one. I would like to be able to print a form in landscape.
                    Regards
                    Ron


                    The reward for work well done is more work!

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                      #11
                      Re: Landscape

                      Ron,
                      First time this has been stated and can change solutions to your issue...
                      be able to print a form
                      .

                      If you gave a sample more of us would likely be willing to have a look at the issue.
                      Mike
                      __________________________________________
                      It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
                      It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
                      Henry David Thoreau
                      __________________________________________



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                        #12
                        Re: Landscape

                        Mike

                        I am now using a report to print in landscape. I would like to use a form. I find it very 'fiddly' to get the margins and settings correct. I would be willing to post an example of what I am doing but I do not know how to extract a form or report from my database?

                        Regards

                        Ron
                        Regards
                        Ron


                        The reward for work well done is more work!

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                          #13
                          Re: Landscape

                          Even though in v10 extracting a specific form/report is possible, by doing so you are limiting yourself to available "helpers" here on the board....do as everyone else has done...recreate a small sample for us to see the issue.

                          This is easily done by creating a new db, and then adding the table/set required that has the form/report....then sanitize any confidential info there may be prior to zipping it and attaching to a post.

                          And printing a form is going to require a different solution than printing a report--can be done successfully, but has some limitations as well. BTW, forms are set up to used to View records, reports are set up in order to print records....that is why you will see many advisements here to not try to print a form.
                          Mike
                          __________________________________________
                          It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
                          It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
                          Henry David Thoreau
                          __________________________________________



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                            #14
                            Re: Landscape

                            Ron,

                            I agree with Mike.
                            Once you have your first landscape report ready you deserve a pint and the next time you need to create such a report it will be a piece of cake!
                            Jo Hulsen
                            Dommel Valley Solutions
                            The Netherlands

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