Re: Floating multiple memos in report page footer

Author: Richard Kaye

Posted: 2005-10-19 at 14:55:52

How about a single report object with the 2 memo fields in the

expression, separated by a CRLF. Alltrim both of them.

Ted Roche wrote:

>VFP 8.

>

>Client has a report with two memo fields, one placed vertically under

>the other, in a page footer.

>

>Page Footer "Constant Band Height" is unchecked.

>

>Top memo is "Fix relative to top of band" and "Stretch with overflow"

>

>Bottom memo is "Float" and "Stretch with overflow"

>

>When the second is located under the first, vertically, the last line

>of the second memo is cut off. When moved so each take up half the

>width, the second memo starts at the second line of the first, and is

>not cut off. Adding a CHR(13)+CHR(10) to the second memo has no

>effect.

>

>Simple code to reproduce:

>

>CREATE TABLE testtext (mtext M)

>INSERT INTO testtext VALUES ("Four score and seven years ago, our

>fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation"+;

>", conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men

>are created equal.")

>CREATE REPORT testtext

>

>Place the two memos (both referring to mtext) in the footer and play

>around with it. Ideas welcomed.

>

>--

>Ted Roche

>Ted Roche & Associates, LLC

>http://www.tedroche.com

>

>

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©2005 Richard Kaye