Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd.
SDSSoftware at Optusnet.com.au
Fri Apr 25 19:37:06 CDT 2003
...I've now worked out that to avoid that gap I have to set my text box height to a maximum of 3.5 cms (set in the on format event) when there is a photo - otherwise the report expands the section needlessly. It limits me a bit but for now I will work around that.
Kath
----- Original Message -----
From: Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd.
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Any brilliant ideas - pictures in 'flexible' positions/ pictures in reports
Hi everybody - hope you had a good Easter.
I am back on this picture issue again - and like the other emails on this topic I need to be able to expand my group header section of the report when the picture exists.
In the 'On Format' event I am changing the height property of the photo control. The actual size I need it to be is 3.5 cm x 5 cm. (Code below).
My problem is that the section is expanding and shrinking but AFTER A PHOTO IS PRINTED I get an extra 2cm gap before the next detail record.
The section's 'Can grow' and 'Can shrink' properties are set to yes. I have other controls in that section but for now I have taken most of them out to try to nut this problem out - leaving 2 text boxes to the left of the photo and *nothing* underneath it at all.
If Me.UsePhoto = True Then
If IsNull(Me.PhotoLocation) Or Me.PhotoLocation = "" Then
BoolUsePhoto = False
Else
BoolUsePhoto = True
'Me.Photo.Top = 0
' Me.Photo.Height = 1200
Me.Photo.Height = 3.5 * 567
Me.Photo.Width = 5 * 567
Me.Photo.Picture = Me.PhotoLocation
Me.Photo.Visible = True
End If
Else
BoolUsePhoto = False
Me.Photo.Height = 10
Me.Photo.Width = 10
Me.Photo.Visible = False
Me.Photo.Picture = ""
End If
'...later
If BoolUsePhoto = True Then
Me.ServiceLongDesc.Width = 12.2 * 567
Me.ServiceShortDesc.Width = 12.2 * 567
Me.Section(7).Height = 1985
Else
Me.Section(7).Height = 600
Me.ServiceLongDesc.Width = 16.75 * 567
Me.ServiceShortDesc.Width = 16.75 * 567
End If
----- Original Message -----
From: Stuart McLachlan
To: Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd. ; accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Any brilliant ideas - pictures in 'flexible' positions
On 3 Apr 2003 at 9:39, Software Design & Solutions P wrote:
> Hi everybody.. I am working on a system for a group of travel agents
> and today's task is to generate their quotes / itineraries. eg. Day 1,
> Rio, description of city, etc, Day 2 Manaus, description of tour etc.
>
> I have created the screen which will alow them for each day to select
> a city, one or more 'items' (eg. tour, hotel, flight details), and
> these will slot into the report when it is printed.
>
> They want the ability to drop photos in to the itineraries. When they
> select a particular item (city description) then the itinerary will
> always dislpay a photo. The users can select from a list of photo
> names held outside the database.
>
> But I am looking for some brilliant tips on how to place the photos
> into the report....when they nominate that a particular item should
> also include a photo, then the text should appear next to the photo,
> and when they only select text, the text should wrap to the whole
> page.
>
> I have a few ideas and will start but if anyone has does anything like
> this, I'd love to hear from you.
>
Three controls in the detail sectiop of the report:
txtItemWide, txtItemNarrow - both with the item text as the source
imgPhoto
Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
If Nz(ItemPhoto, "") > " " Then
imgPhoto.Picture = PhotoFile
imgPhoto.visible = true
txtNarrow.visible = true
txtWide.visible = false
Else
imgPhoto.visible = false
txtNarrow.visible = false
txtWide.visible = true
End If
End Sub
--
Stuart McLachlan
Lexacorp Ltd
Application Development, IT Consultancy
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg
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