Display columns in master details without blank between them

[Antonin.D]

Hello,

I got trouble displaying Columns the way I want to.

If Details Band have the same data Count the report is fine and stack data band cleanly :

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But if Details Band have the random data Count the report, like in the example I send you, will line up the next row on the lowest columns of previous row :

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First, I'm on a very old build (april 2012), so maybe this issues does exist anymore.

Second, this could be a structural problem, so I will detail my need in case you see an other way to build this :

• I need to display DataBand2 in 2 columns.
• Databand 2 can be split but all details (databand2+databand3) must stay together like in my example.
• There should be no blank between each databand2 row/columns expect on the last row of a page (of course with random data count we can't have both columns line up).

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

In that case, you should change the structure. For example, set columns property for the Page instead of bands.

Thank you.

[Antonin.D]

Hi,

Thank you, I tried on this simple report it works great but my report contains more data band that just this.

My report looks more like this new example :

2 pages build on the same page control by a masterBandSamples.

• The First page is about the sample details, number, comments, etc. (rarely get over 1 page).
• The Second page are the Results of this sample (this can often be more than 1 page).

That why I had to build them in the same page following a thread on the forum, this seem to be the only way to have any number of page 1/page 2 to follow itself in the final render.
So in this configuration my bandHeader are use as page header and should be print over the full lenght of the report, only databand 2 and 3 shoul be print in columns format.

Is there a possibility to turn colums rendering on by code when I this data band rendering and turn it off as soon as it done. By using Rendering events maybe ?

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

In that case, you can use several Pages.

Thank you.

[Antonin.D]

Hello,

I don't get how to do it at all.
I tried a new page with print on previous page but you can't no longer link your data band together + it won't print in the right order (sample 1 detail-> sample 1 result; sample 2 detail -> sample 2 result) that im looking for.
Remenber that result page can be print on multiple page so I can't just do (sample 1 detail -> sample 2 detail -> sample 1 result -> sample 2 result) and then collate page 2 by 2. Because if I got (sample 1 detail -> sample 2 detail -> sample 1 result -> sample 1 result -> sample 2 result) then report will be broken.

Can you show me an example.

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

We need some additional time to investigate the issue, we will let you know about the result.

Thank you.