>I am in the process of creating several reports from the objects within a container page object. The problem is, I know what fields the data goes into, in the *.FRX database, But I do not know the math to get the numbers I need to do this. I need to convert the following properties.
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>TOP
>LEFT
>HEIGHT
>WIDTH
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> A coworker of mine said that the *.FRX fields are FOXELS?
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> The scalemode for my object properties is 3 (PIXELS). How do I convert the properties in the object to the numeric equivalents of the fields in the *.frx EX: HPOS, VPOS, HEIGHT and WIDTH.
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> I would like to know the convertion math:
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>Decimals to pixels
>Decimals to foxsels
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>Pixsels to Foxsels
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>HELP!!!
>Thanks!!!
>Isaac

Isaac,

Doug Hennig wrote an article (July 99) documenting his Report Objects which allow you to manipulate all aspecs of the FRX. He does the math for ya.

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