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AjarnMark
SQL Slashing Gunting Master
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 Posted - 2005-08-24 : 16:39:53
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| I must be just overlooking something simple here. I have a large block of static text that needs some minor formatting. Specifically, there are paragraph headers that need to be bold while the main body paragraphs remain plain. Everything I've tried so far seems to make the entire textbox bold or normal. Is there a way to format individual words or paragraphs? Or do I have to put them into separate textboxes? This seems like such a basic thing to do, I must be overlooking something.---------------------------EmeraldCityDomains.com |
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gcowhsu
Starting Member
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Posted - 2005-08-31 : 12:31:42
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| I'm not sure how the reports work, but you can try to create a function in the code to return what you want in HTML and see if it formats correctly. I have no proof that this will work, merely a suggestion. |
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jhermiz
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Posted - 2005-09-08 : 10:29:05
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Originally posted by gcowhsu
I'm not sure how the reports work, but you can try to create a function in the code to return what you want in HTML and see if it formats correctly. I have no proof that this will work, merely a suggestion.
The above is not possible.Mark,Been some time since I last posted, but I am not sure if you got this answered or not. The answer is on a text box object no this is not possible. The reason being is the rdl file is just an xml file. With that the text box is a single entity and supports the <STYLE> tag along with the <VALUE> tag. Each text box can only have these properties set for it once. I know in crystal you can easily drag and drop one text box into another making it appear as though you are typing into one. This also allows for different formats, font styles, and colors, and this was one thing I did like about crystal.In RS this is not possible because the text box is like a single object and its properties cannot take on more than one value. To achieve what you want you would have to use the Table object, but formatting that is not fun...Jon
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AjarnMark
SQL Slashing Gunting Master
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Posted - 2005-09-08 : 14:53:21
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| Jon,Thanks for the confirmation. For my purposes, I have simplified the formatting to be paragraph headers in bold become their own text boxes and paragraph bodies in normal are their own text boxes and I have multiples of each. Pretty ugly, if you ask me. Hope something better comes along for RS before long. But for now, it works.---------------------------EmeraldCityDomains.com |
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Formatting a Large Block of Text