Question and Feature Request

pinbotpinbot Texas
edited 11:24AM in FastReport .NET
Question:

How come my custom SQL table does not seem to honor the "Order By" clause?

I copied some SQL from FR Studio but the records in the data band are not in the same order as when printed in FR Studio.

Of course I can overcome this by using the databand's sort tab but was wondering why I needed to use it if I've already set the order in my query. One problem is I have 5 fields in my "Order by" and there are only 3 fields listed in the data band sort tab.

I can included screen of my query and results with and without using the sort tab if needed.

Feature Request:

Can "Visibility" be added to the Highlights Collection of a TextObject? Or "Filter", like a databand?

I have a TextObject that I'd like to show only if a field contains a certain value. Right now I just do it in script (If ([field]=somevalue) TO.Visible=true; else TO.Visible=false;

I know you're just going to say "set the color to white if the value does not occur". The problem is that this textobject has a border around it. I'd like to make the whole TO invisible (border and all) if the value of the field is not what I want.

Seems like the Highlight collection would be a nice place to do this instead of being able to set colors for some values but then have to resort to script to completely hide it.

Thanks,

Bryan

Comments

  • edited 11:24AM
    1) I did a simple test with "Order by" - FR respects it. Note the following:
    - in a simple list report, check that databand's sort is set to none;
    - in a group report, check that both groupheader's sort and databand's sort set to none.

    2) I will think about it.
  • pinbotpinbot Texas
    edited 11:24AM

    1. It was the group header sort. Setting it to None kept the order of the sql where clause.

    2. Thanks.

    Bryan
  • edited 11:24AM
    2) will be available in the next daily build.
  • pinbotpinbot Texas
    edited 11:24AM

    2) And this is why I love FastReports!


    Bryan

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