Bob:
Thanks for the reply, Yes, I am trying to do a 'snaking' column report.
If you have a sample of a 'snaking' column report, I would surely
appreciate looking at the code. Leaving for vaca in sunny Florida,
tomorrow. God knows I need to get away.
Thanks,
Jim
At 10:20 PM 8/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Jim,
>
>I use this type of report in DOS for charge sheets, order forms, etc. One
>needs a monospaced font for it to work. Haven't had the time to experiment
>with Windows on this yet, but have placed a request a long time ago to
>RDCC. Found the code in an old exchange article (still looking for the
>original code) but this creates a variable on each line the length of the
>line, and puts 2,3 or more columns on the line. there is a routine to
>process and update a column to place things in order. This is called
>"snaking columns" as i understand it. Labels only go across. Snaking
>columns go up and down, continuing at the top of the next column, and with
>a little tinkering you can do a lot. I use text and bar codes in my
>report.
>
>let me know if you want me to hunt down the code from the exchange....I
>might have a copy of MY sloppy code with explanations around somewhere...I
>sent it to another list server member (it must have driven him to the
>asylum) but I probably saved it...
>
>
>
>Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Has anyone access to any documents which describe how to do a 'telephone
>> style report' ? That is, a report in two or three columns. <
>
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