Changing text attributes in report at runtime

[CBU64]

I've trying to change text attributes in a report at runtime (more specific, text face and height). Perhaps, before I make a call to do report ....

Does VFP 6.0 support somehow this feature?

BTW: I feel that the report designer included with VFP does not fully "match" OOP/OOD philosophy adopted in the environment? Neither does menu designer? Does anyone know if there is a good reason of this lack or is it merely to improve portability?

Thanx

 

[TomasDill]

Hi!

If you have limited number of cases of text layout, you can just do it more simple way. Put as many textboxes on the same place as you require different layouts. Than in the "Print When..." condition write expression that will return logical .F. for all these textboxes except the textbox with required layout. You can calculate this dynamically for each report data row base on fields data Of course, for entire report it is better to use variable that holds the layout number or something like that.

Also... Report file is a pure DBF file. You can try to access its records, fund record corresponding to the text box and change text box properties. This have a little problem however - when report is compiled into the EXE, you will require to save report files to disk before editing, and run report from disk from the temporary report files. Let me know if you have problems with saving file from EXE onto disk.


Hope this helps.
Vlad Grynchyshyn
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[ChrisRChamberlain]

CBU64

Following Vlad's comments, You can try to access its records, find record corresponding to the text box and change text box properties, see FAQ184-157.

Chris