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[CLOSED] HTML Active report question

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September 21, 2015, 11:48 AM
RobertF
[CLOSED] HTML Active report question
I found a use for this feature. To my dismay it appears if I use this report type, I give up my ability to control column widths. I am in the GUI and no matter what settings I make (Max/Min/Truncate etc) the columns appear to use the longest value present to set the default column widths. As you go from page to page the report changes deminsions making for a messy looking presentation. Further, I'd like to pad a little space between my measure columms for better readiability.

Is there a way in the GUI to control the column width and if so how. Failing that, can it be done in the code? If so can someone provide an example.

Thanks!

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September 23, 2015, 08:35 AM
Clayton Peacock
This is possible via GUI but doesn't work Mad


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September 23, 2015, 09:22 AM
Francis Mariani
"WRAP" seems to set the width of the column:

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
SALES
SEATS
WIDTH
HEIGHT
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL

ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT AHTML

ON TABLE SET STYLE *
TYPE=REPORT, COLUMN=MODEL, WRAP=10, $
ENDSTYLE
END



Francis


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September 23, 2015, 03:47 PM
RobertF
what I discovered is that varying the size of the box on the HTML page affects the width of certain columns no matter how they are set in the fex. I have not been able to determine how/why certain columns are made bigger or smaller vs others.

I tried the WRAP. I set all to wrap 1". It expanded 3 of 4 columns to best fit the HTML block I had drawn.


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September 24, 2015, 04:34 PM
RobertF
Now I created a new Active report with 7 columns. I can not stretch any of them. The report is essentially condencng everything right up against each other. Is there some sort of Page Width setting or something I need to make?


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