Blog: Posts from December, 2012

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Posts from December, 2012

Friday, December 7, 2012Print Subscribe

In Code On Time web applications, default reports will be generated with a “Medium” font size, such as the picture below.

The report font size can be changed to fit more data or be easier to read.

Start the Project Designer. In the Project Explorer, switch to the Controllers tab and double-click on Customers / Views / grid1 node.

Change the Font property:

Property	New Value
Report Font	X-Small

Press OK to save. On the toolbar, press Browse.

Navigate to the Customers page. On the action bar, press Report | PDF Document.

The report font size is now smaller, and fits a lot more information on each page.

A larger font size may also be used. Go back to the Designer, and change the following:

Property	New Value
Report Font	X-Large

Press OK to save and Browse the project. Create another report.

Intermediate font sizes of “Small” and “Large” are also available.

Labels: Reports, Tutorials, Web Application Generator

Thursday, December 6, 2012Print Subscribe

“Page Orientation” Property

When a report is created from a view that has more than seven fields, the report is rendered with landscape orientation, such as the example shown below. When a report has less than seven fields, the report is rendered in portrait orientation.

The report orientation can also be forced to render portrait or landscape by using the “Page Orientation” property.

Let’s change the Customers report displayed above to be presented in portrait orientation.

Start the Project Designer. In the Project Explorer, switch to the Controllers tab. Double-click on Customers / Views / grid1 node.

Change the following:

Property	New Value
Page Orientation	Portrait

Press OK to save. On the toolbar, press Browse.

Navigate to the Customers page. On the action bar, press Report | PDF Document.

Open the PDF file that was saved to your hard drive. The report will be in portrait orientation.

Labels: Application Factory, Reports, Web Application Generator

Thursday, December 6, 2012Print Subscribe

“Report Label” Property

The “Report Label” property allows specifying the header text displayed at the top of a report.

By default, the name of the controller will be displayed. The picture below shows the default header text of a report created from Customers “grid1” view.

Let’s change the label of the report.

Start the Project Designer. In the Project Explorer, switch to the Controllers tab. Double-click on Customers / Views / grid1 node.

Change the following:

Property	New Value
Report Label	List of Customers

Press OK to save. On the toolbar, press Browse.

Navigate to the Customers page. On the action bar, press Report | PDF Document.

Open the PDF file that was downloaded to your hard drive. The report will have the specified text displayed at the top of the page.

Labels: Designer, Reports, Tutorials, Web Application Generator