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Question: Why are my
notes fields unreadable when I print / preview a report?
Answer: One of the
strongest features of ExpressMaintenance is the built-in Report Builder.
It allows users to create their own customized reports as well as edit
the existing reports. When customizing a report, users often
discover that when previewing or printing the report the a notes field
does not display properly. The notes field may display with
unreadable characters and what appears to be random numbers. These
are actually formatting characters for rich text (word processing).
This characteristic
is the result of using the incorrect component to display the notes.
Regular fields are displayed using the DBText component (see screen
shots below). However, notes fields must be displayed using the
Advanced DBRichText component (see screen shots below) because notes
fields contain formatting characters.
If you are placing
a notes field in the report, you must use the Advanced DBRichText
component (see screen shots below) rather than a DBText component. The
Advanced DBRichText component is specially designed to interpret the
formatting characters and present the data properly formatted.
You should
also right click on the Advanced DBRichText and set the property to
stretch. This will allow you to make the height small but the
component will stretch to accommodate the notes as needed.
You should also right
click on the
band where the component resides and set it to
dynamic height. This will allow the band to expand to accommodate
the notes as it stretches.
1. PO with rich text
notes in notes field.
2. Report Builder Layout tab with
component bar.
3. Properly displayed notes using
Advanced DBRichText component.
4. Improperly displayed notes using
DBText component.
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