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BI_Developer
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Hi

I am using precision reports for the first time.
Here is my sample code with car file.
I am trying to right justify those 4 dollar values (fields) but I could not get it to work. Can anyone help me in this?

  
DEFINE FILE CAR
DC/D20.2M = DEALER_COST;
RC/D20.2M = RETAIL_COST;
WE/D20.2M = WEIGHT;
MP/D20.2M = MPG;

END

TABLE FILE CAR
HEADING
"Sales1: <DC"
"Sales2: <RC"
"Sales3: <WE"
"Sales4: <MP"
FOOTING
""
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD 
ON TABLE SET NEWLAYOUT ON 
ON TABLE SET COMPOSITION DEFAULT
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     UNITS=IN,
     SQUEEZE=ON,
     ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
     GRID=OFF,
     FONT='ARIAL',
     SIZE=9,
     NAME=Page,
     METADATA='>GUIDE>show=1,snap=1,<GUIDE<>GRID>show=1,snap=1,sizex=12,sizey=12,<GRID<>RULER>show=0,<RULER<',
$
TYPE=TITLE,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 1.000000),
     NAME=Heading,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.125000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(1.750000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=11,line=1,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='BLUE',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.375000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.000000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT1,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=2,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.625000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.125000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT2,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=3,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='GREEN',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.875000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.250000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT3,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=4,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='RED',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
$
TYPE=FOOTING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 8.000000),
     NAME=Footing,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=DATAMATRIX,
     NAME=Data Matrix,
     POSITION=(2.000000 2.000000),
     DIMENSION=(6.000000 6.000000),
     METADATA='focusverb=,flags=1>DB>anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=0,item=0<DB<',
$
ENDSTYLE
END


Thanks a lot..!!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: BI_Developer,


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njsden
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That tool does not seem to be very intuitive. Trying to highlight a piece of text in the HEADING is useless. In true honesty all I may need is to actually read the Precision Painter manual (which I haven't done) and try and learn how to use it properly before even playing with it but this first impression was really not that great.

Anyhow, I managed to get what you want by manually giving a fixed WIDTH of 1.500 to each FIELD element in the HEADING.

Sorry, I could not find how to do that from the Properties window so I did it in the "Source" tab directly. I know, I know, we should never to that Wink

TABLE FILE CAR
HEADING
"Sales1: <DC"
"Sales2: <RC"
"Sales3: <WE"
"Sales4: <MP"
FOOTING
""
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD 
ON TABLE SET NEWLAYOUT ON 
ON TABLE SET COMPOSITION DEFAULT
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     UNITS=IN,
     SQUEEZE=ON,
     ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
     GRID=OFF,
     FONT='ARIAL',
     SIZE=9,
     NAME=Page,
     METADATA='>GUIDE>show=1,snap=1,<GUIDE<>GRID>show=1,snap=1,sizex=12,sizey=12,<GRID<>RULER>show=0,<RULER<',
$
TYPE=TITLE,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 1.000000),
     NAME=Heading,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.125000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.000000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=11,line=1,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='BLUE',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.375000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.000000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT1,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=2,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.625000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.125000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT2,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=3,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='GREEN',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.875000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.250000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT3,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=4,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='RED',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=FOOTING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 8.000000),
     NAME=Footing,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=DATAMATRIX,
     NAME=Data Matrix,
     POSITION=(2.000000 2.000000),
     DIMENSION=(6.000000 6.000000),
     METADATA='focusverb=,flags=1>DB>anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=0,item=0<DB<',
$
ENDSTYLE
END





I'm anxious to see how this can be achieved directly in the GUI as that tool seems to have great potential.


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Test: Dev. Studio 8008 /Windows 7 (Local) Output:HTML, EXL2K.
 
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BI_Developer
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I tried by manually typing in width and it worked but I wanted to see if there is something that can be done in GUI. So, I posted it here. Thanks for this..Smiler
quote:
Originally posted by njsden:
That tool does not seem to be very intuitive. Trying to highlight a piece of text in the HEADING is useless. In true honesty all I may need is to actually read the Precision Painter manual (which I haven't done) and try and learn how to use it properly before even playing with it but this first impression was really not that great.

Anyhow, I managed to get what you want by manually giving a fixed WIDTH to each FIELD element in the HEADING.

Sorry, I could not find how to do that from the properties window so I did it in the "Source" tab. I know, I know, we should never to that Wink

TABLE FILE CAR
HEADING
"Sales1: <DC"
"Sales2: <RC"
"Sales3: <WE"
"Sales4: <MP"
FOOTING
""
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD 
ON TABLE SET NEWLAYOUT ON 
ON TABLE SET COMPOSITION DEFAULT
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     UNITS=IN,
     SQUEEZE=ON,
     ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
     GRID=OFF,
     FONT='ARIAL',
     SIZE=9,
     NAME=Page,
     METADATA='>GUIDE>show=1,snap=1,<GUIDE<>GRID>show=1,snap=1,sizex=12,sizey=12,<GRID<>RULER>show=0,<RULER<',
$
TYPE=TITLE,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 1.000000),
     NAME=Heading,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.125000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.000000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=11,line=1,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='BLUE',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.375000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.000000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT1,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=2,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=2,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.625000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.125000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT2,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=3,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=3,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='GREEN',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     POSITION=(1.125000 1.875000),
     WRAP=ON,
     DIMENSION=(2.250000 0.250000),
     NAME=TEXT3,
     PARENT=Heading,
     METADATA='anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=4,item=0',
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=TEXT,
     ITEM=1,
     FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
     SIZE=10,
     STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=4,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     COLOR='RED',
     JUSTIFY=RIGHT,
     WIDTH=1.500,
$
TYPE=FOOTING,
     SIZE=12,
     POSITION=(2.000000 8.000000),
     NAME=Footing,
     STYLE=BOLD,
$
TYPE=DATAMATRIX,
     NAME=Data Matrix,
     POSITION=(2.000000 2.000000),
     DIMENSION=(6.000000 6.000000),
     METADATA='focusverb=,flags=1>DB>anchor=0,parentanchor=0,flags=1,line=0,item=0<DB<',
$
ENDSTYLE
END





I'm anxious to see how this can be achieved directly in the GUI as that tool seems to have great potential.


WF 8.2.01 APP STUDIO
PDF,HTML,EXL2K,Active
 
Posts: 139 | Registered: July 21, 2011Report This Post
njsden
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BI_Developer, breaking each line in individual components may give you more flexibility in positioning and sizing them.

I did just that but even though apparently I can now change the dimension of the text by I haven't been able to figure out how to change the horizontal alignment (JUSTIFY) from the GUI. All of the alignment buttons are disabled no matter if I highlight the whole text box or it's content Mad

I can't see any applicable property either Confused




I can see that you have a JUSTIFY=RIGHT in your original code. How did you manage to do that in the GUI?


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quote:
How did you manage to do that in the GUI?

Guess I'll try to figure that out somehow myself. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm supposed to RTFM ...


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That part of the code was written by me..not in GUI Smiler
quote:
Originally posted by njsden:
quote:
How did you manage to do that in the GUI?

Guess I'll try to figure that out somehow myself. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm supposed to RTFM ...


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njsden
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quote:
That part of the code was written by me..not in GUI

A-ha!

quote:
... I wanted to see if there is something that can be done in GUI ...


I thought you were trying to be a purist and wanted all to be GUI-driven Big Grin

Well, I think we all know better, don't we? Nothing beats the power of the "Source" tab Wink


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