[mso] Re: Access 2003: How to Conditionally Print A LIne In A Report?

> << If you consolidate the phone numbers into a single field and then put 
> auto
> grow on to it, it might give you the results you're looking for.>>
>
> This ruins the alignment of column headings with the associated data.

Not seeing that here.  I just created a quick test report, and added "can 
grow" to a couple of narrowed fields.  They grew vertically when needed, and 
the column headings stayed in place.

(I generated a tabular report through the wizard.  Not sure what form your 
report takes.)

Regards, Dave S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Shapp" <ras45@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:01 PM
Subject: [mso] Re: Access 2003: How to Conditionally Print A LIne In A 
Report?


> Hi David and Robert,
>
> Thanks for responding.
>
> << If you consolidate the phone numbers into a single field and then put 
> auto
> grow on to it, it might give you the results you're looking for.>>
>
> This ruins the alignment of column headings with the associated data.
>
>
> <<To prevent Access from printing this blank line when there is no value , 
> you
> need to set the "Can Shrink" property on that field to "Yes.>>
> << If there is an overlap, Access will not shrink the field as desired.
> Basically it should be the only thing on that line.>>
>
> This seems like the solution, however, I still get a second line for those
> members who have blank info in the 2nd_Phone field. The only item of any 
> kind
> on the second line in the Detail section of the report is the place holder 
> for
> 2nd_Phone.
>
> I just ran a test report by using "create report using wizard". The only 
> field
> in the entire detail section of the report is 2nd_Phone. No other text 
> boxes
> are specified within the detail section of the report. I did set "Can 
> shrink"
> to "Yes" on the Format tab of the 2nd_Phone text box..  The result is 
> still a
> 55 page report, almost all pages of which are blank.
>
> I'm not sure what is meant by, "make sure that the field that you are
> shrinking does not overlap with any other field (either a physical overlap 
> or
> another field that has the same "Top/Height" range)". What is a 
> "Top/Height"
> range)"?
>
> On another discussion group, I saw the comment that "the text box must be
> bound". What does "bound" mean in this context?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
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