Kbase P93691: Report Builder - possible cause for misformatted reports
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
3/10/2009 |
|
Status: Verified
SYMPTOM(s):
Report builder report looks misformatted when printed.
Report builder report looks misformatted when previewed on screen.
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
CHANGE:
The report is being seen from a different PC from where the report was created.
CAUSE:
Reports's units of measurement is set to inches or centimeters.
The freeform, set to inches or centimeters affect the video driver and thereby the appearance of the report. By default the freeform is set to inches into the report library (.prl).
FIX:
To restore the report to the proper dimensions:
1. Highlight all of the band lines in your report.
2. In the option bar above, select "Properties".
3. Then select "Band Line Properties" from the menu.
4. In the "Height" property box, set it to "Freeform" and select "Points".
The point size should be set to the size of the largest font in your report.