Specifications

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Saving data in an external file...................................................... 208
Saving the data as PDF ........................................................ 209
Saving the data in HTML Table format.................................. 213
Working with PSR files.......................................................... 214
Modifying general report properties ............................................. 216
Changing the report style ...................................................... 216
Setting colors in a report ....................................................... 217
Setting gradients and background pictures in a report.......... 218
Setting transparency properties for a report.......................... 219
Specifying properties of a grid report .................................... 219
Specifying pointers for a report ............................................. 220
Defining print specifications for a report................................ 221
Modifying text in a report....................................................... 225
Naming controls in a report ................................................... 226
Using borders in a report....................................................... 226
Specifying variable-height bands in a report ......................... 227
Modifying the data source of a report.................................... 228
Storing data in a report using the Data view ................................ 230
What happens at runtime ...................................................... 231
Retrieving data............................................................................. 232
Prompting for retrieval criteria in a report.............................. 232
Retrieving rows as needed.................................................... 233
Saving retrieved rows to disk ................................................ 234
CHAPTER 7 Working with Controls in Reports.............................................. 235
Adding controls to a report........................................................... 235
Adding columns to a report ................................................... 235
Adding text to a report........................................................... 236
Adding drawing controls to a report....................................... 237
Adding a group box to a report.............................................. 238
Adding pictures to a report .................................................... 238
Adding computed fields to a report........................................ 239
Adding buttons to a report..................................................... 243
Adding graphs to a report...................................................... 245
Adding InkPicture controls to a report ................................... 245
Adding OLE controls to a report............................................ 245
Adding reports to a report...................................................... 246
Adding tooltips to a DataWindow control............................... 246
Reorganizing controls in a report ................................................. 246
Displaying boundaries for controls in a report....................... 246
Using the grid and the ruler in a report.................................. 247
Deleting controls in a report .................................................. 247
Moving controls in a report.................................................... 248
Copying controls in a report .................................................. 248