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Textfields sizing

rbuserrbuser
edited June 2001 in General
On a report I got two TppDBText fields.
One for the first name and one for the last name.
Those fields are autosize
I want the two fields as close to eachother as possible.
So they have to be autosize.

I want :
Roy Rodgers
Alexander Simmonds

I do not want :
Roy Rodgers
Alexander Simmonds

But how do I get the two text fields linked to eachother ?
The left side of the second column should be practically right after the
right side of the first column
Do I have do this programmaticaly ? If so where do I have to do this ?
Is there a way to link the second field to the first so if the first field
get smaller the second fieldwill move to the left ?

Another question, if I got several fields on a band, can I align them or do
I have to set the Top and Left properties of every field manually ?

Thanks

Lee

Comments

  • digitalmetaphorsdigitalmetaphors
    edited June 2001
    You'll need to concatenate the fields. You could do this on the dataset
    with an expression type calculated field. You can do this in DADE very
    easily. The other alternative is to use the OnPrint event of a TppLabel to
    read the pipeline field values and concatenate them:

    procedure TForm1.ppLabel1Print(Sender: TObject);
    begin
    ppLabel1.Caption := ppDBPipeline1['First_Name'] + ' ' +
    ppDBPipeline1['Last_Name'];
    end;


    To aling and space components in the band, use the AlignAndSpace toolbar.
    Go to the View | Toolbars menu option in the designer.


    Cheers,

    Jim Bennett
    Digital Metaphors


    Digital Metaphors Corporation
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
    info@digital-metaphors.com
  • rbuserrbuser
    edited June 2001

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