Microsoft KB Archive/208429

= ACC2000: Vertical Lines in Report Do Not Grow with Section =

Article ID: 208429

Article Last Modified on 12/12/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q208429



This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

For a Microsoft Access 2002 version of this article, see 286247.



SYMPTOMS
Vertical line controls do not increase in height when you place them in a report section even if you set the CanGrow property for the section to Yes.



RESOLUTION
Use the Line method to prevent broken lines if the report section grows. The following example uses the sample database Northwind.mdb to demonstrate how to use the Line method.  Open the sample database Northwind.mdb. In the Database window, click Reports, and then click New. In the New Report box, click AutoReport: Columnar, click Employees in the Choose the table or query where the object's data comes from box, and then click OK.  Set the OnOpen property of the report to the following event procedure: Private Sub Report_Open(Cancel as Integer) DoCmd.Maximize End Sub   Set the OnClose property of the report to the following event procedure: Private Sub Report_Close DoCmd.Restore End Sub   Set the OnPrint property of the detail section to the following event procedure: Private Sub Detail_Print(Cancel as Integer, PrintCount as Integer) Me.ScaleMode = 1 Me.ForeColor = 0

'Repeat the following line of code for each vertical line '1 * 1440 represents 1 inch. Me.Line (0 * 1440, 0) - (0 * 1440, 14400) Me.Line (1 * 1440, 0) - (1 * 1440, 14400) Me.Line (1.9 * 1440, 0) - (1.9 * 1440, 14400) Me.Line (5.5 * 1440, 0) - (5.5 * 1440, 14400)

'The 14400 is an arbitrary number to increase the line 'to the max of a section. End Sub </li></ol>

Preview the report. Note that the lines run from the top to the bottom of the page.

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