Report Form Group Header. 1

[HARTNETT]

I need to have the Report Form Group Header print at a specific position on the page, regardless of how many detail lines print.
I have a form that are 2 to a page (top & middle of the page). The detail lines are never more than 5 lines, but could be as little as 1 line.
If I set the group page footer to a certain length, it moves down depending on the number of detail lines. Then the next group header moves up or down depending on the detail lines.
I tried a Label Form but it will not print multiple detail lines.
Am I asking too much for the report form?

 

[BPeisch]

Do you need the group header to float below the detail lines? If not, set the detail band to take the maximum amount of space you want to allow.


-BP (Barbara Peisch)

http://www.peisch.com

 

[HARTNETT]

I want the group header to be constant.
Unless I misunderstood you, if I allow the detail line to take up the remaining space, the spacing between each detail line will be hugh.

 

[jimstarr]

One approach would be to include 4 blank lines at the top of your group header. Print only the ones that are necessary ("Print When") based on the number of detail lines in the group, a number that can be determined by using a report variable.

Jim

 

[jimstarr]

Another way to go would be to create a cursor from your input table in which each group is padded with enough blanks records to force a total of 5.

Jim

 

[HARTNETT]

Jimstarr
I followed your second reply and inserted X amount of blank records to make each group have the same number of records.
Each blank record only has the group break field filled in with the Group number.
Thanks