autoresize thing

[Szhinji]

Hiya all again...

More problems to be solved.

So anyway my guestion is this:

I have field let's call it background. Idea is that I write background information in that field and when I print it all what I have write will be printed.

Problem:

I create field, but I cannot make it to resize itself when I write text in it. And it looks stupid if I make that field height like two papers just because I need to be sure that all I write will be printed afterwards.

And there is other fields after this one so I cannot make this field take two papers if I only write just two lines text, but again it needs to be large enough that it can take like 50 lines of text in it.

But I haven't found way to do this yet so is there someone kind soul that would help me to figure this out.

I hope you did understand... I tried to explain it as good as I could.

But I have another problem too which I need to solve.

I have created easy button for adding information to database. It works fine, but when I print my database it does print that button too. (of course it does, because that button is in layout...)

Anyway is there way to prevent that from happening. So when I print it would not print that add-button.

Thank you so much already. And I am sorry if this is in wrong section, but I wasn't sure where I should post this.

[LaRetta]

Two questions then:

1) How to make an object (such as a button) NOT appear when printing:

Select the object and then from FM menu, select Format > Set Sliding/Printing and checkbox 'Do not print the selected objects.'

2) How to 'expand' a text field in a report so all text displays:

You must make the text field the largest it might ever need; which it sounds like you've done. Then, while selecting the field, go to same place as Item #1 (bold) and select Slide Up Based Upon and also check 'Also Reduce the size of the enclosing part.' You must then preview the report to see the sliding work.

If this doesn't help you through it, please post back on this thread and someone here will help you further with it.

UPDATE: Since there are other fields AFTER this text field, be sure those fields also are set to slide up.

LaRetta

Edited December 8, 2008 by Guest
Added update

[Szhinji]

Yay thank you... that do not print this object did work great.

But I cannot get this other one work.

I made field to be about 2 page long after that I selected that field and did this:

Format --> set sliding/printing --> in that pop up what appeared I checked: sliding up based on: All above and alse reduce the size of the enclosing part.

I did this to my background field and all fields after that.

still in preview mode it show those empty white pages and does not slide those fields that are after background up.

I don't know does this mean anything, but I have conditional formatting in this field: Not isempty(self) fill white.

[LaRetta]

It would help if you could attach your zipped file - it can be empty (File > Save As > Clone with no records). If you can't do that then take a screen shot of your report in layout mode so we can see the field placement and parts established. The file would be the best.

Conditional formatting should have no influence on field sliding or contracting.

Edited December 8, 2008 by Guest

[LaRetta]

Not isempty(self) fill white.

Fill white or text white? If text white that would turn the field blank when there IS data. Remove the conditional formatting just in case.

Edited December 8, 2008 by Guest

[Szhinji]

Here you go my file... I didn't find where I could add file in this post (ataathahchlment...)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B38K96M1

Um.. yeah it is fill white not fill text white, because I have somesort ghost text thing there

(more of that from this thread http://www.fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/199692/)

[LaRetta]

You need to select the text under the fields as well (and the labels to the left). They all need to be set to slide up (and check 'Reduce enclosing part' on all of them). :wink2:

[Szhinji]

Umm... sorry about double post. My internet connection did go down. and I were little too hasty and clicked add post button too many times... Sorry

Ooo...

Yay yay... *jumping up and down...*

you made my day... (in good meaning...)

Thank you very much that really helped me. Thank you for having patience for help me out.

Edited December 9, 2008 by Guest

[LaRetta]

I'm pleased it helped you.

You CAN delete your own posts if something happens and it posts twice. Edit your post and look at the blue stripes at the top. You will see in white lettering 'Delete Post' on the left side. I deleted the post for you, no problem. :wink2: