Is there an easy way to define multi-column label printing?
Thanks in advance
Hi Enrico,
here’s an example for 3 rows x 4 columns in an A4 format;
-go into designer
-set “defaultPageFormat” property to A4
- check the white dotted vertical and horizontal lines
(they mark the printable area of your form. approx 696 x 450 px)
-set width property of the form to 146px (3 x (150-4))=438 //12px offset - set body part to height 232 px (3 x 232 = 696)
4 rows x 4 columns
rows: 4 x 112.5 -4) = 432 (112.5-4 is rounded to 108) //18 offset
columns: 4 x 174 = 696
5rows x 5 columns
rows: 5 x (90-4) = 430 //20 offset
columns: 5 x 139.2 = 696 (rounded to 139)
If you go into preview you’ll see that Servoy places labels automatically form left to right, downwards.
I will ask dev. team why there’s a slight offset in the row calculations.
is fixed in next build.(after 1.2 rc5)
Is this still working in 2.0 rc6?
I can’t get it working! No matter what I do, in print-preview I only see 1 label on each page!
Is there an other (simpler) way of creating/designing labels?
made simple sample to show muliple column label printing (added rounded rect. to indicate label)
OHO! I had duplicated the form from an other form and had the: PageBreakAfterOccurance = 1
that’s why it did’nt work. Sorry!
Is there any way to create the gutter between the labels. In other words, if i know the measurements for the margins and the gutter, can I somehow create an Avery template?
Providence
Also, I am looking for information to programmatically set the margins of a page (right now they reset everytime the solution is re-opened).
In addition, any ideas why I’m only getting a first row of labels?
Three across on a form that’s set to:
width: 200
height: 80
Top page margins: 0.5
Side Margins: 0.62
I’ve searched the forums, the books and the f1 help for this!
Regards,
Providence
Providence1:
Also, I am looking for information to programmatically set the margins of a page (right now they reset everytime the solution is re-opened).In addition, any ideas why I’m only getting a first row of labels?
Click on your “body” part and make sure that the pageBreakAfterOccurance property is set to 0. Also make sure that your form view property is set to “Record view”.
Providence1:
page margins: 0.5
Side Margins: 0.62I’ve searched the forums, the books and the f1 help for this!
Ahem… type “margins” into the “Search” tab of the F1 Help…
Check out the screen shot.
Hope this helps,
Bob Cusick
Doh!
Okay, I’m dumb! Realized where the heck the defaultPageFormat was just as you responded!
Indeed, the pageBreakAfterOccurance property was set to 0. Form view property was set to “Record view”, but I didn’t have enough records in my dummy database to go past the first line.
But when I select Page Margins on the help search return box, the example is not coming up!
Providence1:
But when I select Page Margins on the help search return box, the example is not coming up!
This has been fixed.
Thank you for reporting this problem.
Here is a workaround to find “margin” in the Help Navigator:
-Choose Help>Help (F1) to open the Servoy Help Navigator.
-Click the “Index” tab.
-Enter “page setup” in the search criteria box.
-Double click on “page setup” from the list to open the Page Setup topic.
-Choose Tools>Find (CTRL-F/CMD-F)
-Enter “margin” in the “Find What” box.
-Press the “Find Next” button to highlight the first instance of “margin”.
-Press the “Find Next” button to highlight each additional instance of
“margin” IN THE OPEN TOPIC.
Marc Norman
Servoy
This is my last post on the subject…
I’m using a method with a bunch of IF statements to pull the right address info from the front most address tab panel selected (be it Main, Home, Second Home, Second Office, etc). It also checks if any of the fields are empty and writes the answers to variable equivalents, i.e. "var address1Field, address2Field, then writes all of those to a global variable which I can then attached to a field and use as my label on a form.
What I want to know is, how do I send an array of foundrecords to the global (or a local variable) so that I can see more than just the current record?
I’m having a tough time setting a field to a local var, or some other senario I not seeing.
This will be a huge step in understand how calcs work in relation to everything else (globals, etc).
Thanks!
Providence
Anyone?
Bueller?
Why whould you “assign an array of foundrecords to a global” ?
maarten:
Hi Enrico,here’s an example for 3 rows x 4 columns in an A4 format;
-go into designer
…If you go into preview you’ll see that Servoy places labels automatically form left to right, downwards.
Is it possible to have labels going from top to bottom, left to right?
1 4 7
2 5 8
3 6 9
…
thanks
Pavel
Currently not possible, no plans to support.
Hi Jan,
Jan Blok:
Currently not possible, no plans to support.
I know this was a LONG time ago, but I am just finishing off a new system (converted from FM) where I had to create a labels form and didn’t think about across or down, just doing them, but now client has said to me that the labels MUST go down the page first, then across
Is this still not possible (I am now on 7.1)??
Do I need to make a feature request ??
This could turn into a major problem for me if not…
Thanks
Rafi
Hi Rafi,
rafig:
This could turn into a major problem for me if not…
If I am not mistaken what you want can be done using JasperReports.
So not all is lost
Hope this helps.
Hi Robert,
ROCLASI:
Hi Rafi,rafig:
This could turn into a major problem for me if not…If I am not mistaken what you want can be done using JasperReports.
So not all is lostHope this helps.
Phew!
Thank goodness.
I will have to look into that, but not enough time at the moment…
Shame it’s not a ‘toggle’ in Servoy to just change the direction things go
BTW, I sent you an email last week, did you get it??
Thanks
Rafi