Table Column Overlap

[Steffanina, Jeff]

My Friends,
I have a table with 4 columns, A B C D

Everything prints without an issue with the exception of the following situation:

        Column A is the date
        Column B is right justified (a description)
        Column C  is an amount (right justified)
        Column D is an amount (right justified)
In some cases, column B is too big to fit in the column and it is wrapping.  When this occurs, Column A will always be blank and  I want column B to overflow into Column A and maintain the integrity of remaining right justified in column B without wrapping.

Any ideas or hints on techniques to try?

Jeff

[Amick, Eric]

In other words, if Column A has no data, you want Column B's data to *span* the first two columns. Is that enough of a hint?

 

Eric Amick

Legislative Computer Systems

Office of the Clerk

 

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From: Steffanina, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Steffanina@...]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 15:49
To: fop-users@...
Subject: Table Column Overlap

My Friends,
I have a table with 4 columns, A B C D

Everything prints without an issue with the exception of the following situation:

        Column A is the date
        Column B is right justified (a description)
        Column C  is an amount (right justified)
        Column D is an amount (right justified)
In some cases, column B is too big to fit in the column and it is wrapping.  When this occurs, Column A will always be blank and  I want column B to overflow into Column A and maintain the integrity of remaining right justified in column B without wrapping.

Any ideas or hints on techniques to try?

Jeff

[Steffanina, Jeff]

 

That should do it!   I'll will keep you posted.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Jeff

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From: Amick, Eric [mailto:Eric.Amick@...]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:10 PM
To: fop-users@...
Subject: RE: Table Column Overlap

In other words, if Column A has no data, you want Column B's data to *span* the first two columns. Is that enough of a hint?

 

Eric Amick

Legislative Computer Systems

Office of the Clerk

 

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From: Steffanina, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Steffanina@...]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 15:49
To: fop-users@...
Subject: Table Column Overlap

My Friends,
I have a table with 4 columns, A B C D

Everything prints without an issue with the exception of the following situation:

        Column A is the date
        Column B is right justified (a description)
        Column C  is an amount (right justified)
        Column D is an amount (right justified)
In some cases, column B is too big to fit in the column and it is wrapping.  When this occurs, Column A will always be blank and  I want column B to overflow into Column A and maintain the integrity of remaining right justified in column B without wrapping.

Any ideas or hints on techniques to try?

Jeff

[Steffanina, Jeff]

Eric,

The use of "span" solved my problem. 

 

Thanks for the hint.

 

Jeff

From: Amick, Eric [mailto:Eric.Amick@...]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:10 PM
To: fop-users@...
Subject: RE: Table Column Overlap

In other words, if Column A has no data, you want Column B's data to *span* the first two columns. Is that enough of a hint?

 

Eric Amick

Legislative Computer Systems

Office of the Clerk

 

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From: Steffanina, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Steffanina@...]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 15:49
To: fop-users@...
Subject: Table Column Overlap

My Friends,
I have a table with 4 columns, A B C D

Everything prints without an issue with the exception of the following situation:

        Column A is the date
        Column B is right justified (a description)
        Column C  is an amount (right justified)
        Column D is an amount (right justified)
In some cases, column B is too big to fit in the column and it is wrapping.  When this occurs, Column A will always be blank and  I want column B to overflow into Column A and maintain the integrity of remaining right justified in column B without wrapping.

Any ideas or hints on techniques to try?

Jeff