 dashed line on boilerplate multiline item [message #336727] |
Mon, 28 July 2008 15:44  |
mikeverkimpe
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Hi,
I'm creating a report that needs to look like a form that was completed. Therefore I have text items (boilerplate) that come from thet database. These items have a fixed horizontal elasticity and a variable vertical elasticity. When the item exceeds the horizontal length the item expands so 2 lines become visible.
I would like to add a dashed line to the item. The length of the line should be as long as the complete length of the boilerplate text. Even if the text is only 2 or 3 characters the line should cover the entire item.
I can do this with a line item, but this only works if the item had only 1 line. When the items has 2 lines this will not work anymore.
so I would want something like this :
Text Item => XXXXXXXXXXXX
line item => --------------------------------
When the item exceeds it's horizontal elasticity i would like something like this:
Text Item => XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
line item => --------------------------------
Text Item => XXXXXXXXXX
line item => --------------------------------
Anyone know how to do this ?
Kind regards,
Mike.
[EDITED by LF: added [pre] tags to preserve formatting]
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| Re: dashed line on boilerplate multiline item [message #337600 is a reply to message #337590] |
Thu, 31 July 2008 06:58  |
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Littlefoot
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Confidential? Which part of it? This?
| Quote: | I had to create a function that calculates the weight of each char of the used fontset.
Then I create a select statement that cuts up the string in several records holding in mind the weight of the string. "i" has a lower weight than "w"...
Then I could create a repeating frame and make the bottom border of the item a dashed line.
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But ... there's no company-specific information in there; What "secret" would it reveal?
Now, if you call the bold part "confidential" (although I'd rather call it "hey, I spent hours on this problem, and I'm not going to share the solution with you"), fine.
However, if - some day in the future - you need help/suggestion/whatever - about your new problem, please, don't expect me to share my thoughts, experience, ideas with you because I might consider them confidential too.
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| Re: dashed line on boilerplate multiline item [message #337614 is a reply to message #337610] |
Thu, 31 July 2008 07:20 |
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Littlefoot
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He might have thought that, but - as my  is broken, I know only what's being written.
Sabine: screendump of the actual result would show confidential data?
mikeverkimpe: The code is confidential ... sorry ...
P.S. By the way, I believe that this "function" must work on any text, even "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".
Never mind, finally ... such an "underlining" request is quite rare (I've never seen such a question before, which - of course - doesn't mean much) so I believe people won't suffer much from Mike being unable to share the solution. (Honestly, I'd much rather see Java solution which enables filtering one report parameter's values depending on a previous one). I just thought that we are supposed to exchange knowledge (read: take AND give), not only take.
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| Re: dashed line on boilerplate multiline item [message #337692 is a reply to message #336727] |
Thu, 31 July 2008 12:51 |
mikeverkimpe
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I told you how to do it, without posting the actual code. That should be enough. I'm willing to share my help on this matter, but i'm not going to post actual code... it doesn't seem usefull and it is confidential, as my client doesn't want his db code spread on the net.
If you have other questions i'd be happy to help you with them.
Kind regards,
Mike Verkimpe.
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| Re: dashed line on boilerplate multiline item [message #337704 is a reply to message #337692] |
Thu, 31 July 2008 14:24 |
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Littlefoot
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On a second thought, you are right, Mike. Forum is just a forum, while client "owns" this code and doesn't have to allow you to share it with anyone.
Moreover, we - sometimes - love to guide people to solution, refusing to provide actual code. "Try it by yourself and you'll learn much more than by seeing a complete code".
You've been fair enough - steps are here, so - anyone who is interested in it could spend some time trying to solve the problem.
Finally, I have to apologize. I've been far too careless lately and hope that you, guys, won't find OraFAQ forum a hostile place just because of me, being such a goat.
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