How to Specify Field Alignment in the Report Writer

 Last reviewed: August 21, 1996
Article ID: Q93331
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5x, 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6x

SUMMARY

To align an output field in the Report Writer, select the desired alignment by using the Format button, not the Style button.

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NOTE: In Visual FoxPro for Windows, there is coordination between the Report Writer's Format button and the Text Alignment command under the Format menu. The format selected in the Text Alignment command becomes the default selection for the report's Format button.

In the Report Expression dialog box, choose the Format button. If the field type is character, Center and Right Align are the available options.

If the field type is numeric, Left Justify is an available option in FoxPro version for MS-DOS. In FoxPro for Windows, however, the Left Justify option is disable (dimmed) for numeric field types.

If you choose the Style button in the Report Expression dialog box, the Center, Left, and Right alignment options are available. However, these options do not change the alignment for the field unless the output is printed using a PostScript printer driver. The Style selection is a MS-DOS only option.

To left-justify a field in FoxPro for Windows, choose Text Alignment from the Object menu, then select Left.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin vFoxWin FoxMac 2.00 2.50 2.50a
2.50b 2.60 2.60a report style alignment RWriter
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxtoolRwriter

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Last reviewed: August 21, 1996
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