Article ID: 208429
Article Last Modified on 12/12/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
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
Preview the report. Note that the lines run from the top to the bottom of the page.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Circle method, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q2103365 ACC2000: How to Use the Circle Method on a Report
For more information about the Line method, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type line method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.
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