Sorry guys, but I need more suggestions. I'm creating a form with HEADING and FOOTING lines and, as has been asked half a dozen times before, how to I get to the last inch and a half of the page?

I've tried PRINTPLUS and it doesn't seem to make a difference, BOTTOMGAP moves ALL my text lines, BOTTOMMARGIN to negative numbers makes no difference. I get to 74 HEADING lines with no trouble. 75 and above go to the next page. Making what follows FOOTING lines starts up from about an inch and a half from the bottom.

Anyone know what the secret is for 7.7.03M to get to this inaccessible part of the paper?

J.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Kathryn Henning>,

Can you supply an example with the car file or one of the other sample files ?

Do LINES and PAPER have any effect? Back when, they together defined an inaccessible top/bottom margin.

Recreating this with Car would truly be a complete hassle, but I could post the source code and an image. Not exactly sure how that would help, given it's not an error issue.

I need to select LETTER for the paper and Changing LINES didn't seem to matter. When I modify the SIZE of the lines before it everything squeezes in to the top 90% of the page, so I get the feeling it's not a LINES issue. Once I expand to get everything looking as it should it skips that last inch or so and begins at the top of the next page.

In the past PRINTPLUS made this work but not this time. I guess I'm going to have to open a ticket on it, but I think IBI NY may be out of bullets on this as well. Usually you guys get to the heart of it quicker than they do, the wisdom of the masses and all.

J.

@john, here is some pdf setup code for a compound. i have to use the entire page to get all my bits on it, and it seems to work just fine.

-SET &r4y = IF &sizepdesc LE 1600 THEN 3.644 ELSE 4.500 ;
-SET &r3y = IF &sizepdesc LE 1600 THEN 3.025 ELSE 4.000 ;
SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='0.3^0.3^0.3^0.3', MERGE=OFF, ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT, PAGESIZE=Letter,  $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='FPRP OFFER LETTER', text='FPRP OFFER LETTER', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=.0, TOPMARGIN=.0, ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=.0,TOPMARGIN=.0,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.310 0.311), DIMENSION=(7.891 1.400), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.31in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.891in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 0.311in; HEIGHT: 1.4in', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.415 1.141), DIMENSION=(2.500 2.705), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.415in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 2.5in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 1.141in; HEIGHT: 2.705in', $
-* comments box 3.025 changed to 4
COMPONENT='report3', TEXT='report3', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(2.292 1.148), DIMENSION=(5.914 &r3y.EVAL), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 2.292in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 5.914in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 1.148in; HEIGHT: &r3y.EVAL|in', $
-* center coments 3.644 changed to 4.5
COMPONENT='report4', TEXT='report4', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.416 &r4y.EVAL ), DIMENSION=(7.793 2.187), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.416in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.793in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: &r4y.EVAL|in; HEIGHT: 2.187in', $
-*
COMPONENT='report5', TEXT='report5', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.420 5.833), DIMENSION=(3.957 1.771), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.42in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 3.957in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 5.833in; HEIGHT: 1.771in', $
COMPONENT='report6', TEXT='report6', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(4.482 5.837), DIMENSION=(3.729 1.771), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 4.482in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 3.729in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 5.837in; HEIGHT: 1.771in', $
COMPONENT='report7', TEXT='report7', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.312 10.000), DIMENSION=(7.895 0.707), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.312in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.895in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 10in; HEIGHT: 0.707in', $
COMPONENT='report8', TEXT='report8', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.313 9.379), DIMENSION=(7.896 0.728), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.313in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.896in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 9.379in; HEIGHT: 0.728in', $
COMPONENT='report9', TEXT='report9', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.416 7.393), DIMENSION=(7.787 2.290), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.416in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.787in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 7.393in; HEIGHT: 2.29in', $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report name and frame
-INCLUDE fprp_app/fprp_9a_report1.fex
SET COMPONENT='report2'
... from here on its just later rinse and repeat for the rest of the component bits to fill the page

the &vars are just to determine how wide a pair of cells need to be. depending on how long a txt field turns out to be... pay no attn.
its the METADATA bit that might work well for you. this pdf fills up the entire page, leaves a teeny margin on all 4 sides.

So you're dropping text into locations using absolute locations. Is that correct? I haven't done that yet. I only need it for three pieces of text, so I could graft that onto my existing materials very easily. Thanks for the example, it may give me just what I need!

I just got word that the template for the form has been revised again, after type-setting all the fields, boxes and colors. Due date remains the same! With luck it's just some of the text or option boxes.

J.

An update, when I made this thing a compound report and left it open, I got a warning message indicating that PRINTPLUS was being disabled, for "reason 4"

? 36220
(FOC36220) WARNING: PRINTPLUS DISABLED FOR THIS REPORT, REASON:
 REASON: 1 - Unknown Style for PRINTPLUS
 2 - TEXT field detected in FOOTERs/HEADERs
 3 - Insufficient memory
 4 - Insufficient space on the report page  

So PRINTPLUS is the thing that lets me reach the whole page, but I'm running out of page.

I haven't gotten the compound to work yet. I stumbled onto this as I was starting to implement.

Still may open a case.

I just double checked, and i don't have PRINTPLUS ON in my application, anywhere.
hmmm, iiiiinteresting

Hi John,

Thank you for opening a case for this issue.

Cheers!

Kathryn