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Fixing frx2word bug in report variable initial value
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20/11/2001 15:52:16
 
 
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20/11/2001 15:16:09
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00574226
Message ID:
00584188
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54
>My biggest problem currently is that most of the numeric fields are
>too short to show numbers.
>If I re-edit them manually, the whole number is shown.
>
>What I need to change to increase numeric field widths?
>Also, in some reports, some rows are lost totally.
>May I send a samples of bad doc files to you ?

Sure, send them. You can specify a Format for the numeric fields in the Report Designer to help control formatting in the Word doc.


>I try to implement your suggestion about switching from centimeters to inches.
>I discovered that FoxPro For Windows allows to change dimensions from Inches to centimeters in report Page Setup dialog.
>If I transport such report to VFP, it is in inches!
>However, VFP does not allow to switch between inches/centimeters. All reports
>created have dimensions of centimeters. This cannot be changed even in windows
>control panel.
>
>I discovered that is unit is problebly stored in first byte of some binary memo field. Is it possible to change it ?

It might be. Or you can change the UnitofMeasure property to "C" in the FRX2Word instance before ReportForm.

>Also one more bug:
>
>Reports transported from FoxPro for DOS have records whose
>PLATFORM field does not contain "WINDOWS"
>
>VFP ignores them but frx2word tries to intrepret those fields.
>
>Can you add a check for platform='WINDOWS' into frx2word ?

Good idea. I'll pass that on to Fabio.


>
>>Hi Andrus,
>>
>>Sorry for the delay in reply, I was experimenting with the code changes you suggested. Fabio Vieira, who was instrumental in the 1.3x release in speeding up the class, just sent me an update where he has pulled some tricks that make the class about 40% faster(!).
>>
>>I will be incorporating your suggestions and Fabio's and a few others have sent me in a new release (1.5 probably) in the next few days. Of course, I will add your name to the contirbutor credits!
>>
>>
>>>> Also try switching to Inches from Centimeters in Report Designer.
>>>
>>>How to try this? File/Page setup/Dimension: Centimeters is read only !?
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
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