Re: Report Designer 2.5 Questions Several!

Christopher Mills wrote in message <3624E21C.25EC46B4_at_binghamton.edu>...

I just started using Rpt Designer 2.5 the past few weeks with no training and have several questions.
please keep answers as simple as possible as my experience is limited.

1.) I created a Repeating Frame, with fields with in the frame. On the report, I want to remove the
     border around both the Frame and fields. I tried the following

  srw.attr.mask         :=  srw.borderwidth_attr;
  srw.attr.borderwidth  :=  0;
  srw.set_attr(0, srw.attr);

      In the format trigger for the field, but it did nothing.   Ideas ?  

====Just click on the items and specify no line under line color.

 

2.)  How do I create a field on the report that has nothing to do with any table field, and how
      do I manipulate its value in a trigger ?

=====use a placeholder column

====srw.set_field_num  (or whatever) in the format trigger for the field 

  

3.)  In my query for the report, I am retrieving a table field called  full_name and it goes into
      a report field called name. In some circumstances I want to change the value that shows up
      in the name field on the report. In the format trigger I tried :

   :name       :=  'Test';
   :FULL_NAME  :=  'Test Name Change';
 
       The :NAME , gets a "Bind variable NAME undefined" message.
 
      The :FULL_NAME, gets a "Read Only bind variable used in OUT or IN-OUT Context" message.  

 

===same as 2) above

4.) Any one know of a good technical book that has a Report Designer 2.5 section ?

===Peter Koletzke and I will be publishing ours at the end of the year.

The 2.5 doc is not bad.

Paul Dorsey

Dulcian, Inc.