Getting data to display right to left instead of top to bottom.

[QueSpr04]

CR10
ODBC[RDO] connection

Actually I have two issues I am trying to iron out. The first is trying to get the data to display right to left instead of going down the page.
(EX. 1 2 3 4 5 6) instead of........

1
2
3
4
5
6

Also, I am trying to get my data to display an asterisk between numbers if there is a break in the sequence of the numbers. (EX. 1 2 3 * 5 6) I think I am heading down the right track as far as with the asterisks by using a WHILEREADINGRECORDS statement to try an derive a solution. Please help.

 

[QueSpr04]

Since the last post, I have found out how to display the data from right to left, but I am STILL having problems with displaying an asterisk between the numbers if there is a break in the sequence of numbers. Please help!

 

[lbass]

This should have been part of the other post, I think. Try the following two formulas:

//{@accum} to be placed in the detail section:
whileprintingrecords;
stringvar x;

if onfirstrecord then
x := totext({table.number},0,"") else
if {table.number} = previous({table.number}) + 1 then
x := x + " " + totext({table.number},0,"") else
x := x + " * " + totext({table.number},0,"");

//{@display} to be placed in the report footer:
whileprintingrecords;
stringvar x;

Format {@display} to "can grow" and suppress the details section. If you have a group and you want to accumulate only within that group, then create a reset formula to be placed in the group header:

whileprintingrecords;
stringvar x := "";

-LB

 

[sorchard2000]

QueSpr04:
I was hoping that you could tell me how you got your data to list from left to right, as I am having the same problem. Also, did you have any issues with nulls in the listing?

thanks
sorchard2000@yahoo.com

 

[QueSpr04]

What I did was went to Section Expert>Format with Multiple Columns>Layout>and from there I fixed the width and horizontal to the sizes that I wanted and it displayed the data going across instead of top to bottom.