Field Widths and Column Formatting

What is used in java to format field widths and Columns in Java when outputting to the command line?
I know in C++ you use setw and setprecision, buy what do I use for Java?

Yes. The APEX templates use stylesheets to render your reports. APEX also provides a STYLE attribute under each report column that you can plug in in-line style values to force you text to align=top and so on. You can manipulate your format that way, or through the more difficult alternative of actually altering the CSS and/or the report region templates that APEX uses. [this requires a working knowledge that is way beyond adding style="xxxx" to a report column]

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I have a report with an in-line case statement which alters a field color based on the date value. I have the column's format mask set to 'MM/DD/YY'. I've tried several different ways to format the date field using the column attributes as well as within the select statement itself. Either way seems to break the sorting on the field. HTMLDB no longer consideres this field to be a date field and the sorting does not work.
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Thanks in advance, Todd
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Todd,
Once you add some HTML tags to you columns values, they are no longer date or number columns but string columns. So the sorting doesnât work properly anymore, i.e. sort by number, sort by date. You may find Tylerâs response in the following thread useful though:
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Hope this helps,
Marc

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Was wondering if there is a possible solution to this :-
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Hi Vinay,
Based on my research, freezing row and column headers are different in table and matrix.
In a table, if we want to freeze column header, we should make the changes in the first Static row group in Row Groups pane with Advanced Mode as you said. If we want to freeze row header, the table should have a group ahead, then we can enable “Repeat header
rows on each page” and “Keep header visible while scrolling” options in Row Headers in Tablix Properties dialog box.
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How to set field width and height at runtime programatically?

Hi all,
I want to set the width and height of a report field by reading its values from the database table.
Is it possible in Oracle reports?
How to achieve this in Oracle reports 10g?
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks .... Best Regards
Bilal

You cannot give it a specific value. During design you can set Horizontal and Vertical Elasticity properties to Variable, so the items are automatically scaled when running the report.

Editable fields (Rows and columns) using CL_SALV_HIERSEQ_TABLE

Hi,
I have to create an Hierarchical ALV with 2 Level using CL_SALV_HIERSEQ_TABLE.
The problem is; i need check boxes as well as editable fields in column. I need checkboxes at item lines (which i am able to).
Can anyone guide me how to make fields editable in CL_SALV_HIERSEQ_TABLE ?
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Field width in Crystal Reports 10 Standard Edition

I have a text field in an Access table of 50 chars. When I place that field on a report the default width in design view is less than 50, showing a given number of "X"s. I widen the field beyond the "X"s but still the full content of the field is not displayed in preview mode. For instance I have loaded the field with 50 chars and the 50 chars are not displayed in preview. Is there a way to tell Crystal Reports to default the width of the field in design view to the length of the field in Access? I am a former DOS programmer, where we would specify in the code the width of the display in a form or report. I have always been bothered by the GUI interface because the design interface does not default to the field width and therefore data can be hidden. Professionally, I missed the switch from the DOS interface to the GUI interface. This issue with field layout has always troubled me. Also in the Dummies book (and in CR Help) there is a statement to the effect that CR 10 "automatically adjusts the fields displayed to match the field sizes you chose, and spaces them out proportionally". I see no indication of this. Thanks.

Just to clarify, if I widen the field quite a bit, way beyond the "X"s I do eventually see the 50 chars in preview mode. But for some reason CR puts down 40 "X"s for a field of length 50. And then I have to just play around with the width until I can see the 50 chars on the report. Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting that needs to be adjusted? I guess I am hoping to see the number of "X"s be equal to the length of the text string.
I did learn about "can grow". When I connect to Excel CR puts down 40 "X"s and I have to fudge with the width until I see the full 50 chars.
With the GUI interface is the developer thinking more in terms of inches vs. number of characters? Like I said I am a dinosaur and I struggle with detail.

How To Set Excel Column Format Latebinding

private void WriteToExcel(ref System.Data.DataTable dtExcel)
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//Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Workbook oWB;s
//Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Worksheet oSheet;
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prbExcelGen.Refresh();
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object objBook_Late;
object objBooks_Late;
object objSheets_Late;
object objSheet_Late;
object objRange_Late;
object[] Parameters;
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string[] columns = new string[dgvData.ColumnCount];
int i = 0;
int c = 0;
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objSheet_Late = objSheets_Late.GetType().InvokeMember("Item",
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objRange_Late = objSheet_Late.GetType().InvokeMember("Range",
BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, objSheet_Late, Parameters);
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Parameters[0] = headers[c];
objRange_Late.GetType().InvokeMember("Value", BindingFlags.SetProperty,
null, objRange_Late, Parameters);
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Parameters[1] = Missing.Value;
objRange_Late = objSheet_Late.GetType().InvokeMember("Range",
BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, objSheet_Late, Parameters);
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null, objRange_Late, Parameters);
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null, objApp_Late, Parameters);
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MessageBox.Show(errorMessage);
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using the above code i am writing to excel sheet can some one help me to tell how can i set a column type as text

Thanks Forum,
i got the answer here
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Is it possible to have a fixed column width and a URL link?

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