For PDF reports, if I have an image in the HEADING and also HEADING text lines, I have to add some blank lines at the top of the heading ("
Also, How do I reduce the space between the last heading text line and the Column Tile line? Is this another of those never been solved issues?

Thanks,

Maybe the best thing IBI has given us to handle pdf formated reports is the composer.

Put your image in one spot, Heading text that does not change in a text field, and a report with no HEADING in another, and then move them around to increase / reduce the space between each to your hearts content.

Such as:

 
SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='0.5^0.5^0.5^0.5^1', MERGE=OFF, ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT, PAGESIZE=Letter,  $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='Page layout 1', text='Page layout 1', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5, TOPMARGIN=0.5, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5,TOPMARGIN=0.5,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.707 2.190), DIMENSION=(7.292 3.850), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 0.707in; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 7.292in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 2.19in; HEIGHT: 3.85in', $
OBJECT=IMAGE, NAME='image1', IMAGE=logo.jpg, POSITION=(0.729 0.625), DIMENSION=(2.604 0.969), METADATA='Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 0.729in; WIDTH: 2.604in; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 0.625in; HEIGHT: 0.969in', $
OBJECT=STRING, NAME='text1', TEXT='<font face="ARIAL" size=10>Heading Text goes in here</font>', POSITION=(0.729 1.667), MARKUP=ON, WRAP=ON, DIMENSION=(7.083 0.417),  METADATA='', $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE bobbowle/app/car_test.fex
COMPOUND END

 

At one client we even used this to position the "borders" when they did not like pdf's redition of same. I believe you had another topic in this forum on the bizarre behavior of borders in pdf. I spent several WEEKS getting those lines to make PERFECT corners, but it got done.

Robert,

Thanks for this - I'll keep this for reference. I was hoping I didn't have to resort to the Composer, but I suppose I should become more ambidextrous.

 TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT 
     CAR.CARREC.MODEL
HEADING
"<CAR.ORIGIN.COUNTRY <+0>"
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD 
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
$
TYPE=DATA,
     TOPGAP=0.000000,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
     LINE=1,
     OBJECT=FIELD,
     ITEM=1,
     BACKCOLOR=RGB(205 205 205),
     BOTTOMGAP=0.000000,
$
ENDSTYLE
END 

With the use of topgap and bottom gap you won't. Also, the <+0> symbol separates items in the header. Especially useful with variables in the header.

This is how we do it. Haven't had any problems

TYPE=REPORT,
     IMAGE=inside-top-logo.jpg,
     POSITION=(0.50000 0.25),
	 SIZE = (3.0625 0.50),
     ALT='KVCC Logo',
$

TYPE=HEADING, IMAGE=(IMG), POSITION=(0 -0.75), SIZE=(10.5 2), PRESERVERATIO=ON, $

Maybe using "REPORT" instead of HEADING makes a difference. For some reason I have to use a negative vertical position.

I'll test this soon.

I'd rather not change the TOPGAP in the DATA and the BOTTOMGAP in the HEADING as this affects all lines - I'd like to only do this for the last line of the heading and the first line of the data.

Thanks,

Yes, REPORT will assign the image to the location you specify on the report but not in the Heading. It will look like it is in the heading though.

And the HEADING lines start after the bottom of the image?

No the image actually sits behind the heading.

I wish I knew how to post a screen shot here, I would send you one.

Click on the link above, Forum Rules, and search for "Post an Image"...

Well, not really what I wanted. I have seen others post their screen shot directly into the Focal Point post. At least you can see how the image assigned to the REPORT sits on the page with a header. And it depends on your position settings, you can move that image anywhere on the page. Hope it helps.

TinyPic provides code for the image location which should work in FocalPoint, note that it's not the URL to the page:

[IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/7klk.jpg[/IMG]

An image based on a report column cannot be used in a REPORT image

quote:

An image based on a report column

What do you mean? How are you doing this?
The optimist in me says there has to be a way to do this

quote:

Originally posted by Francis Mariani:
TinyPic provides code for the image location which should work in FocalPoint, note that it's not the URL to the page:

[IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/7klk.jpg[/IMG]

Thank you for this!!

Francis, Can you demo this using the CAR file? I just had to ask