Line Method

Applies To Report object.

Description

The Line method draws lines and rectangles on a Report object when the Print event occurs.

Syntax

object.Line [[Step](x1, y1)] – [Step](x2, y2)[, [color][, B[F]]]

You can use this method only in an event procedure or a macro specified by the OnPrint or OnFormat event property for a report section, or the OnPage event property for a report.

The Line method has the following arguments.

Argument	Description

object	The Report object on which the line or rectangle is to be drawn.
Step	A keyword that indicates the starting point coordinates are relative to the current graphics position given by the settings for the CurrentX and CurrentY properties of the object argument.
x1, y1	Single values indicating the coordinates of the starting point for the line or rectangle. The Scale properties (ScaleMode, ScaleLeft, ScaleTop, ScaleHeight, and ScaleWidth) of the Report object specified by the object argument determine the unit of measure used. If this argument is omitted, the line begins at the position indicated by the CurrentX and CurrentY properties.
Step	A keyword that indicates the end-point coordinates are relative to the line's starting point.
x2, y2	Single values indicating the coordinates of the end point for the line to draw. These arguments are required.
color	A Long value indicating the RGB (red-green-blue) color used to draw the line. If this argument is omitted, the value of the ForeColor property is used. You can also use the RGB function or QBColor function to specify the color.
B	An option that creates a rectangle by using the coordinates as opposite corners of the rectangle.
F	F cannot be used without B. If the B option is used, the F option specifies that the rectangle is filled with the same color used to draw the rectangle. If B is used without F, the rectangle is filled with the color specified by the current settings of the FillColor and BackStyle properties. The default value for the BackStyle property is Normal for rectangles and lines.

Remarks To connect two drawing lines, make sure that one line begins at the end point of the previous line.

The width of the line drawn depends on the DrawWidth property setting. The way a line or rectangle is drawn on the background depends on the settings of the DrawMode and DrawStyle properties.

When you apply the Line method, the CurrentX and CurrentY properties are set to the end point specified by the x2 and y2 arguments.

See Also CurrentX, CurrentY properties, DrawMode property, DrawStyle property, DrawWidth property, Event properties, FillColor property, FillStyle property, ForeColor property, Print event, QBColor function, RGB function, ScaleHeight, ScaleWidth properties, ScaleLeft, ScaleTop properties, ScaleMode property.

Example

The following example uses the Line method to draw a red rectangle five pixels inside the edge of a report named EmployeeReport. The RGB function is used to make the line red.

To try this example in Microsoft Access, create a new report. Paste the following code in the declarations section of the report's module, then switch to Print Preview.

Private Sub Detail_Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)
    ' Call the Drawline procedure
    DrawLine
End Sub

Sub DrawLine()
    Dim rpt As Report, lngColor As Long
    Dim sngTop As Single, sngLeft As Single
    Dim sngWidth As Single, sngHeight As Single

    Set rpt = Reports!EmployeeReport
    ' Set scale to pixels.
    rpt.ScaleMode = 3
    ' Top inside edge.
    sngTop = rpt.ScaleTop + 5
    ' Left inside edge.
    sngLeft = rpt.ScaleLeft + 5
    ' Width inside edge.
    sngWidth = rpt.ScaleWidth - 10
    ' Height inside edge.
    sngHeight = rpt.ScaleHeight - 10
    ' Make color red.
    lngColor = RGB(255,0,0)
    ' Draw line as a box.
    rpt.Line(sngTop, sngLeft) - (sngWidth, sngHeight), lngColor, B
End Sub