Multi-Column subreport in footer

G

Guest

My subreport, on its own, shows three columns when it is set to "down then
across."

When it is set to "Across then down" it shows only one column, with multiple
items all in that one column.

There must be something I do not understand about what these terms are meant
to mean.

Regardless of which way I have the subreport set, when I put it into my main
report, I can only get one column. with "Across then down" I get more data,
but not spread out across the page the way I want it. With "Down then
Across, I only get the first item in the report.

What am I doing wrong? What more do you need to know from me to have a clue?

Thanks.
 
D

Duane Hookom

The subreport control must be wide enough to display all columns and set to
Can Grow: Yes which will allow it to grow vertically. The subreport must be
set to display Across then Down.

If you have issues with some records not displaying, check the Link
Master/Child properties.
 
G

Guest

Duane Hookom said:
The subreport control must be wide enough to display all columns and set to
Can Grow: Yes which will allow it to grow vertically. The subreport must be
set to display Across then Down.

The subreport is set to columns which are 2.25 with column spacing set at .1
.. The height of the columns is set to .5826. This is in the subreport
itself. It is set to display across then down. [This "across then down"
verbage confuses me, because when I preview the subreport alone--separate
from the main report-- it gives me one column down the left side of the page
when set to "across then down". If I set it to "down then across" it gives
me three columns running across the page. This is puzzling to me.]

On the main report, the subreport is set to a width of 7.5 and the height is
set to .666. "Can grow" is set to "Yes."

When I preview the main report, I get one item, in one column in the footer,
at the left hand side of the page. Any other information has been truncated.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for whatever help you can give, I have been working at this (on and
off) for months now.
 
D

Duane Hookom

What is the width of the subreport report (not the control)?
Have you checked the Link Master/Child properties to make sure they are
limiting the output to one record per instance?

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
--

r. howell said:
Duane Hookom said:
The subreport control must be wide enough to display all columns and set
to
Can Grow: Yes which will allow it to grow vertically. The subreport must
be
set to display Across then Down.

The subreport is set to columns which are 2.25 with column spacing set at
.1
. The height of the columns is set to .5826. This is in the subreport
itself. It is set to display across then down. [This "across then down"
verbage confuses me, because when I preview the subreport alone--separate
from the main report-- it gives me one column down the left side of the
page
when set to "across then down". If I set it to "down then across" it
gives
me three columns running across the page. This is puzzling to me.]

On the main report, the subreport is set to a width of 7.5 and the height
is
set to .666. "Can grow" is set to "Yes."

When I preview the main report, I get one item, in one column in the
footer,
at the left hand side of the page. Any other information has been
truncated.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for whatever help you can give, I have been working at this (on and
off) for months now.
If you have issues with some records not displaying, check the Link
Master/Child properties.
 
G

Guest

Duane Hookom said:
What is the width of the subreport report (not the control)?

OK. It's now 7.5 and was 2.5. This has not yet fixed the problem, but it's
a distinction I wasn't aware of.
Have you checked the Link Master/Child properties to make sure they are
limiting the output to one record per instance?

Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. In the properties box, under Link
Master Fields and Link Child Fields, both say "FVFUnNo", which should, by
eyeball inspection of the underlying query give me three results--which I
would very much like to have line up in three pretty columns across the
bottom of the page. I'm still getting only one result showing.

Is there a different Link Master/Child property that can be saying some
version of "Only show one"?

Thanks.
--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
--

r. howell said:
Duane Hookom said:
The subreport control must be wide enough to display all columns and set
to
Can Grow: Yes which will allow it to grow vertically. The subreport must
be
set to display Across then Down.

The subreport is set to columns which are 2.25 with column spacing set at
.1
. The height of the columns is set to .5826. This is in the subreport
itself. It is set to display across then down. [This "across then down"
verbage confuses me, because when I preview the subreport alone--separate
from the main report-- it gives me one column down the left side of the
page
when set to "across then down". If I set it to "down then across" it
gives
me three columns running across the page. This is puzzling to me.]

On the main report, the subreport is set to a width of 7.5 and the height
is
set to .666. "Can grow" is set to "Yes."

When I preview the main report, I get one item, in one column in the
footer,
at the left hand side of the page. Any other information has been
truncated.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for whatever help you can give, I have been working at this (on and
off) for months now.
If you have issues with some records not displaying, check the Link
Master/Child properties.

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
--

My subreport, on its own, shows three columns when it is set to "down
then
across."

When it is set to "Across then down" it shows only one column, with
multiple
items all in that one column.

There must be something I do not understand about what these terms are
meant
to mean.

Regardless of which way I have the subreport set, when I put it into my
main
report, I can only get one column. with "Across then down" I get more
data,
but not spread out across the page the way I want it. With "Down then
Across, I only get the first item in the report.

What am I doing wrong? What more do you need to know from me to have a
clue?

Thanks.
 
D

Duane Hookom

Actually the subreport should be as narrow as possible. The size of the
subreport "control" on the main report should be wide to fit multiple
columns.

Both the subreport and the section containing it should be set to allow
growth.

If the stuff that I have suggested doesn't work, you may have a corrupt
report and need to rebuild from scratch.

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP


r. howell said:
Duane Hookom said:
What is the width of the subreport report (not the control)?

OK. It's now 7.5 and was 2.5. This has not yet fixed the problem, but
it's
a distinction I wasn't aware of.
Have you checked the Link Master/Child properties to make sure they are
limiting the output to one record per instance?

Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. In the properties box, under
Link
Master Fields and Link Child Fields, both say "FVFUnNo", which should, by
eyeball inspection of the underlying query give me three results--which I
would very much like to have line up in three pretty columns across the
bottom of the page. I'm still getting only one result showing.

Is there a different Link Master/Child property that can be saying some
version of "Only show one"?

Thanks.
--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
--

r. howell said:
:

The subreport control must be wide enough to display all columns and
set
to
Can Grow: Yes which will allow it to grow vertically. The subreport
must
be
set to display Across then Down.


The subreport is set to columns which are 2.25 with column spacing set
at
.1
. The height of the columns is set to .5826. This is in the subreport
itself. It is set to display across then down. [This "across then
down"
verbage confuses me, because when I preview the subreport
alone--separate
from the main report-- it gives me one column down the left side of the
page
when set to "across then down". If I set it to "down then across" it
gives
me three columns running across the page. This is puzzling to me.]

On the main report, the subreport is set to a width of 7.5 and the
height
is
set to .666. "Can grow" is set to "Yes."

When I preview the main report, I get one item, in one column in the
footer,
at the left hand side of the page. Any other information has been
truncated.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for whatever help you can give, I have been working at this (on
and
off) for months now.

If you have issues with some records not displaying, check the Link
Master/Child properties.

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
--

My subreport, on its own, shows three columns when it is set to
"down
then
across."

When it is set to "Across then down" it shows only one column, with
multiple
items all in that one column.

There must be something I do not understand about what these terms
are
meant
to mean.

Regardless of which way I have the subreport set, when I put it into
my
main
report, I can only get one column. with "Across then down" I get
more
data,
but not spread out across the page the way I want it. With "Down
then
Across, I only get the first item in the report.

What am I doing wrong? What more do you need to know from me to
have a
clue?

Thanks.
 

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