Bottom line at end of page

WickeyWickey Amsterdam, Netherlands
edited 9:43PM in FastReport .NET
Hi all,

I am currently creating an invoice report if the format like shown below:

PageHeader: Contains fixed text and company logo
GroupHeader: Contains address and related information (from DataSet)
DataBand: Contains the actual transactions
ChildElement: Used for 'filling' the page up to 30 lines
GroupFooter: Contains the totals and currently the 'bottom line' of the report.
PageFooter: Contains contact information.

The layout is approx like this:
<!--fonto:Lucida Console--><span style="font-family:Lucida Console"><!--/fonto-->

+-----------------------------+
|Fixed text and Logo          | <= Page Header
|Address info                 | <= Group Header
|=============================|
|Transactions 1       | Price | <= DataBands
|Transactions 2       |       |
|Transactions 3       |       |
|Transactions 4       |       |
|                     |       | <= Child Element used for filling pages with few transactions (CompleteToNRows)
|                     |       |
+-----------------------------+ <= The bottom line placed in GroupFooter
                      +-------+
                      | Total |
                      +-------+
                    Page 1 of 1

But for a long report the result is more like this
+-Page 1----------------------+
|Fixed text and Logo          | <= Page Header
|Address info                 | <= Group Header
|=============================|
|Transactions 1       | Price | <= DataBand
|Transactions 2       |       |
|Transactions 3       |       |
|Transactions 4       |       |
                                <= The bottom line is missing
                    Page 1 of 2

+-Page 2----------------------+
|Fixed text and Logo          | Logo and Address info must be repeated on each page
|Address info                 |
|=============================|
|Transactions 5       |       |
|Transactions 6       |       |
|                     |       |
+-----------------------------+
                      +-------+
                      | Total |
                      +-------+
                    Page 2 of 2

<!--fonto:Verdana--><span style="font-family:Verdana"><!--/fonto-->The problem shows when I have a report with so many transactions that the several pages are printed then the bottom line is only printed on the last page. I do see the logic in this, because the group footer isn't printed till the whole group has been processed.
But how do I get a bottom line on each page. I have been mingling around with adding ChildElements and LineObjects but I can't seem to find a way to place the line where it is supposed to be.
Hope this longish 'essay' [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> explains my problem and that some one out there can help me. Kind Regards, Wickey <!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--> <!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->[/img]

Comments

  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Hello,

    Please read the user's manual, "Report creation/Groups and totals/Repeating the header and footer" chapter.
  • WickeyWickey Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited 9:43PM
    Hi AlexTZ,

    Thanks for the fast and but not really helpful advice.
    Both the Users and the Programmers manual have been read through before posting here [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh:" border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> The programmers manual does explain how to set the RepartOnEveryPage flag, but I don't seem to be able to get the grip of the PrintOn property. I am able to print a 'Continued...' text in the GroupHeader for group that doesn't fit one page, but are not able to print a 'Continues on next page...' text in the GroupFooter. I have been trying almost all combination of these properties and quite a few others, but are still not able to get the result I need. To try to sum it all up: GroupHeader: RepeatOnEveryPage = true txtContinuedOnNextPage: PrintOn = RepeatedBand[/img]// This gets printed correctly, so only on groups with many data rows.

    GroupFooter:RepeatOnEveryPage = true
    txtContinueFromPreviousPage: PrintOn = RepeatedBand // This newer gets printed.
    txtGroupTotals: PrintOn = FirstPage, LastPage, OddPages, EvenPages // This prints on every page - also the 1st page of a group spanding several pages. Should only be shown on the last page of the group.

    I have added an attachment with a screen shot of the report for clarity, can also be viewed here FactuurProblemFastReport.png (I hope [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ) Any help is appreciated. Kind regards Wickey[/img]
    AlexTZ wrote: »
    Hello,

    Please read the user's manual, "Report creation/Groups and totals/Repeating the header and footer" chapter.
  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Hello,

    I attach a modified "Groups" report from Demo.exe, built using this technique. Pay attention to groupfooter:
    wrote:
    In this report, the group footer has two objects, placed one on top of the other
  • WickeyWickey Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited 9:43PM
    Hi AlexTZ,

    Thanks for the fast reply.
    I have tried to use the file you send as a template, but can still not get the desired result.
    Not sure if it has to do with the 'filler' child element I use to maintain a fixed page length. (CompleteToNRows property)
    Else the problem might be sitting somewhere between my ears [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> . But I have solves the problem in the Code section by (un)setting the Visibility property of the elements I need to display/hide. Probably not the best solution (using the row count in combination with the page count), but it'll have to do for now - The dead-line is just around the corner. Again thanks for the help and have a nice week-end. Kind regards Wickey[/img]
    AlexTZ wrote: »
    Hello,

    I attach a modified "Groups" report from Demo.exe, built using this technique. Pay attention to groupfooter:
    AlexTZ wrote: »
    In this report, the group footer has two objects, placed one on top of the other
  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Yes, the problem may be connected with child-filler. You may use the ColumnFooter band in this case. Put the bottom line on it.
  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Could you send me your report file?
  • WickeyWickey Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited 9:43PM
    Hi AlexTZ,

    I have send the report file in a message to you.

    Kind regards,
    Wickey
    AlexTZ wrote: »
    Could you send me your report file?
  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Fixed. The fix will be available in 6 hours.
  • WickeyWickey Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited 9:43PM
    Hi AlexTZ,

    Just a short question, you write that a fix should be available, but where do I see the fix?

    Kind regards,
    Wickey
    AlexTZ wrote: »
    Fixed. The fix will be available in 6 hours.
  • AlexTZAlexTZ
    edited 9:43PM
    Hello,

    In your customer panel, download the latest (current) version and reinstall. We prepare a new build each day.

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