Height of text object / database field

Hello,
is it possible to size the height of each field in the detail section to the height of the detail section via formula or setting?
Regards

It just works in the Excel export. Still overwrites the next column in the report viewer.
I've set CanGrow on False and Tight Horizontal for the field on true. KeepTogether for the following fields is on False.
Why is that so? I need the full line text hidden in my Excel sheet and want to have it fully visible after expanding the column.
Everything works fine in the Crystal Reports Windows Viewer.

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Txt formatting issues with fields in text object

Post Author: David Goldman
CA Forum: General
Hi, complete newbie here. I'm working on my company's estimating form. I was requested to combine fields FCITY FSTATE and FZIP into one line that auto flows any given data. So I used a Text object with field calls to FCITY FSTATE and FZIP. This works very well, however my text is always formated to the way it was entered into the database. ie. if some salesman enters his info with the capslock key on, it shows up in my text object that way, and not in my regular fields. The regular fields are somehow formatting the text to cap the first letter of each word. How can I configure my text object to do this? Thanks

Post Author: SKodidine
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Format the fields prior to placing them in the text box.
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Can't get "true" height of text box (text object) in Photoshop CS4-CS6 on Mac

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I tried your code and it works just fine here… I used CS5 to try it… Here is a screen shot… I just put a solid fill layer at the bottom so you can see the guides…
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activate
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Hello
Thank you for viewing my thread and any helpful feedback you may provide. I am having trouble with the "Combining database fields in a text object" tutorial in the Help under: Quick Start\Quick Start for new users\Combining database fields in a text object.
After following the steps and previewing, I see the last name, first name stacked on top of each other in preview and design view. I don't know why this is happening. Can anyone point me in the right direction so the text is displayed the same way as it is in the Help?
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M

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//Created: April 11, 2008
//Author ID: FLI
//Purpose: This C# .NET sample Windows application demonstrates
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
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 ReportDocument boReportDocument;
 ISCDReportClientDocument boReportClientDocument;
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Post Author: ftpaxa
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Post Author: KAM
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