Reporting
User Guide
Reference : Report Controls : Page Info
The Page Info control is used to insert page numbers, current date and time, and the name of the current user into a report.
Specifies the background colour for the control. This option is also available on the Formatting Toolbar (
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Specifies the font settings for the control. Some of these settings are available on the Formatting Toolbar.
Specifies the text colour for the control. This option is also available on the Formatting Toolbar (
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).Displays the Formatting Rules Editor, used to choose which rules should be applied to the control during report generation, and define the precedence of the applied rules. Refer to Conditionally Change a Control's Appearance for further information.
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Used to define the priority of various style elements (such as background colour, border colour, etc.). Refer to Styles Concepts for further information on style inheritance.
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This property is used to define odd and even styles for the control, as well as to assign an existing style to the control (or a newly created one). Refer to Styles Concepts for further information on style inheritance.
Used to change the alignment of the control's text. This option is also available on the Formatting Toolbar.
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This property is used to specify the format string for the text displayed in the control. When the ellipsis button is clicked, the Format String Editor window is displayed, in which the predefined format can be selected and customise as needed. Refer to Change Formatting of Report Elements for further information.
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This property contains events, which can be handled with the scripts. Refer to Handle Events via Scripts for further information on scripting.
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When this property is set to Yes, text entered into the control is wrapped to the next line if it does not fit the line or is interrupted by a newline character. If the property is set to No, text entered into the control will be displayed on the same line except where forced onto a new line by a newline character
If the current report is bound to data, this property enables users to bind some of the control's properties (Bookmark, Navigation URL and Tag) to a data field obtained from the report's data source, and to apply a format string to it. Refer to Display Values from a Database (Bind Report Elements to Data) for further information.
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If the current report has a data source, the Tag property can be bound to a data field obtained from the data source. To do this, expand the (Data Bindings) property and from the Tag.Binding dropdown list, select the required data field.
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Determines a control's name, by which it can be accessed in the Property Grid and by scripts.
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These properties are used to create a hierarchical structure within a report called a document map. Refer to Add Bookmarks for an explanation and help.
If the current report has a data source, the Bookmark property can be bound to a data field obtained from the data source. To do this, expand the (Data Bindings) property and from the Bookmark.Binding dropdown list, select the required data field.
Use the Navigation URL property to specify a URL for web browser navigation when a user clicks the control. The web browser displays a page in a window or a frame as specified by the Navigation Target property.
Cross references can be created within the report by assigning the name of the target control to the Navigation URL property, and setting the Navigation Target property to _self. Refer to Create Hyperlinks for further information.
If the current report has a data source, the Navigation URL property can be bound to a data field obtained from the data source. To do this, expand the (Data Bindings) property and from the Navigation URL.Binding dropdown menu, select the required data field.
