Have you tried subreports for each column?
>Hello,
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>I am trying to re-create a form in Crystal. The form is a standard landscape 8 1/2 X 11, but has three columns of text.
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>The information on the left column requires several detail bands in order to display the necessary information.
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>The column in the middle does not need the detail bands. The information in this column is static and will never change. The information is quite lengthly and takes up the entire middle column. This, of course, is in conflict with the multiple bands necessary for the left column.
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>The third column has text that is rotated 90 degrees from that of the other two columns.
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>Suggestions on how to deal with these issues?
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer