Change tables order

Question

Hi
I'm trying to do a java application, using unmanaged ras, which change tables order.
I tried 2 methods but the two of them seems to have a bug.
In the first one I tried to move one table to the end and when i displayed the tabels looked just fine but when I save the report the changes are lost.
In the second I saved the table in a temporary table I removed it (after i erase manually the field from the report just to see if this method works) and then I add the saved table.This method do what I want except the fact that the newtable that I add had other connection info even if i put it the connection info from the erased table.And now is like I select the data from 2 different datasources and I don't want that.I use odbc connection and the old table has
Database DLL : crdb_odbc.dll and the new one has Database DLL:crdb_query.dll and this is not the only difference.
Here I paste part of my code to clarify the things:
  public static void main( String[] args )
          init();     //this method initialize the ras server I don't paste
                        //the code because this works just fine and I think is
                        //not rellevant for my problems
          try{
               ReportClientDocument reportClientDocument1 = new ReportClientDocument(  );
               reportClientDocument1.setReportAppServer( reportAppSession.getReportAppServer(  ) );
               reportClientDocument1.open("rassdk://C:/tmp/bbb.rpt",0);     
              changetables(reportClientDocument1,alias );
               reportClientDocument1.saveAs("bbb1.rpt", "rassdk://C:/tmp",1);
               reportClientDocument1.close();
               System.out.println("doc bbb1 saved");
        catch(ReportSDKException ex1){
               ex1.printStackTrace();
          catch(IOException ex2){
               ex2.printStackTrace();
          try{
               ReportClientDocument reportClientDocument1 = new ReportClientDocument(  );
               reportClientDocument1.setReportAppServer( reportAppSession.getReportAppServer(  ) );
               reportClientDocument1.open("rassdk://C:/tmp/bbb.rpt",0);     
              removeaddtable(reportClientDocument1,alias );
               reportClientDocument1.saveAs("bb2.rpt", "rassdk://C:/tmp",1);
               reportClientDocument1.close();
               System.out.println("doc bbb2 saved");
        catch(ReportSDKException ex1){
               ex1.printStackTrace();
          catch(IOException ex2){
               ex2.printStackTrace();
public static void changetables(ReportClientDocument rpt,String alias)
     int poz;
     try{
     poz=rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().findByAlias(alias);
     if (poz!=-1){
          ITable auxtable=rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().getTable(poz);
          rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().remove(poz);
          rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().add(auxtable);
          System.out.println("change table method complete");
     }catch(ReportSDKException e){
          e.printStackTrace();
public static void removeaddtable(ReportClientDocument rpt,String alias)
     int poz;
     try{
     rpt.getDatabaseController().logon("snr","snr");
     poz=rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().findByAlias(alias);
    if (poz != -1)
         IConnectionInfo ci=rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().getTable(poz).getConnectionInfo();
         Table newTable=(Table)((Table)rpt.getDatabaseController().getDatabase().getTables().getTable(poz)).clone(true);
         rpt.getDatabaseController().removeTable(alias);
         TableLinks tl=rpt.getDatabase().getTableLinks();
         newTable.setConnectionInfo(ci);
         rpt.getDatabaseController().addTable(newTable, tl);
         System.out.println("removeaddtable method complete");
     }catch(ReportSDKException ex1){
               ex1.printStackTrace();
I hope you can tell me how should I modify the method changetables or
removeaddtable to obtain what I want.

Answer 1

Hi Jason,
How to change the order of tables within sheets
Make a table active by clicking in it once to select that table, then drag it by the 'bullseye' (top left, I have placed a red circle to show the bullseye):
After dragging the table down:
Table 1 is now below Table 2.
The blue line is an Alignment Guide
Two types of Guide:
1. Menu > View >Show Rulers. Drag Alignment Guides from a ruler to where you want them.
2. Menu > Numbers > Preferences > Rulers > Alignment Guides. Turn on (tick) both guides. That allows you to align objects with *each other* (as well as with the ruler guides). These guides help to align objects left, middle, right, top, bottom.
Alignment Guides do not show unless you are moving an object.
to drag/move table to another sheet in the one file
Not possible in Numbers 3. The Sheets Pane has gone. Instead, select the entire table (click once in the table to make it active, then click on the bullseye). Copy (or Cut if you are brave). Go to another Sheet and Paste.
Also can you change the size of sheet tab width on tab toolbar, so I can see more sheets at once??
No. Let's hope this will be added in future updates. However, you can drag a Sheet tab left or right to reorder them.
Another tip: each Sheet tab shows the contents of that Sheet, with some options such as Duplicate and Delete:
Regards,
Ian.