Sunday, August 11, 2002
From The Edge: Understanding New Page and New Page Threshold
Section: Report Designer
Chapter: Running R:BASE Your Way!
Platform: R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
Build: 1.855xRT03 and Higher
Use of "Breaks" in R:BASE 7.0 Report Designer allows you to
break your report into several sections, based on the value of
the field specified in the "Breaks" .
You can create, edit, and delete breaks using the Breaks from
Report Designer's menu option or (Ctrl+B).
As the report traverses the records of your data, it tracks the value
of the Data Field (Column), Custom Field or Variable upon which
the break is based. Each time this value changes, a break occurs.
Use the Break Header band to print headings or introductory
information before a break starts. Use the Break Footer band to
print summary information after a break ends.
To start a new page each time a break occurs, use the "New Page"
property. Use the "Reset Page No" property in conjunction with
"New Page" in order to enables subset page numbering, where
each break has its own set of page numbers. "Reset Page No" is
only available when a report break has the "New Page" property
set to True.
Use "New Page Threshold" (New page when less than xx)
option to set the minimum amount of space which must exist
below a Break Header band in order for it to print on the current
page. If this amount of space is not available, the Break Header
will print on the next page. This property is most useful when
"New Page" is set to False and breaks are occurring near the
bottom of pages.
New Page Threshold must be set based on the Units property
of the report. For example, if the units are set to Inches and
New Page Threshold is set to 3, Break Header bands will be
forced to the next page when the remaining page space is less
than 3 inches.
PDF version of this technical document is also available at:
From The Edge: http://www.razzak.com/fte (Reports and Labels)
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Enjoy and make sure to have fun!
Very Best Regards,
Razzak.
