Re: Stephen Lebans A97ReportToPDF

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Wait a minute, there should be no need to bother changing all of your
Reports. You already were using a non Bitmap font as True Type fonts are
vector based.

What font were you using?
Does this font related issue show up when you manually export the Repor to
Snapshot format?
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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
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"RedFish" <jfherring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dmnt74$kev$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Okay, I changed to a non-true type font, it worked great. Thank you very
> much. I don't suppose you know how to change all the font properties of
> the labels and text boxes of several different reports in one fell swoop,
> do you? Thanks again, have a great evening!
>
> Redfish
>
> "Stephen Lebans" <ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdot...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote in message news:udj35Bs9FHA.3360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Are you be chance using a System Bitmap font for the TextBox in question?
>> Change it to a non Bitmap font and the issue will go away.
>>
>> --
>>
>> HTH
>> Stephen Lebans
>> http://www.lebans.com
>> Access Code, Tips and Tricks
>> Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
>>
>>
>> "RedFish" <jfherring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:dmndrk$csi$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Actually, it appears to be working almost correctly at this point. The
>>> problem was on our end, with the format of reports being changed back
>>> and forth by different people. The only thing I'm running into now is
>>> that the font, or at least the text size, in some text boxes, appears to
>>> be off after the conversion to PDF. Most reports we run are generic,
>>> with the client name (part of the report header) being data driven.
>>> Just using a textbox to display the name. It is right-aligned, and the
>>> resultant PDF always seems to have the last few letters missing. Any
>>> thoughts on that? Thanks a lot, have a great day!
>>>
>>> Redfish
>>>
>>> "Stephen Lebans"
>>> <ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdot...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> message news:%23V87VXg9FHA.632@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Let's backup a second here. Forget about my code completely. Export the
>>>> report in question to Snapshot file format. What happens when you view
>>>> and then print this Snapshot within the MS Snapshot Viewer application.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>> Stephen Lebans
>>>> http://www.lebans.com
>>>> Access Code, Tips and Tricks
>>>> Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "RedFish" <jfherring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:dml9q1$7e0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> hmmm.. seems fine. After further investigation, it appears that even
>>>>> though the snapshots view correctly, they are being created with
>>>>> portrait checked, rather than landscape. When I try to print them,
>>>>> all the text is adjusted and bunched together as the snapshot suddenly
>>>>> shifts into portrait mode. I use the ReportToPDF directly, haveing it
>>>>> create the snapshots and everything for me, so I guess this would be
>>>>> why they get converted to portrait. Must be something wrong on my
>>>>> side, looks like I have some digging to do. Any suggestions? Access
>>>>> 2000, Win2000. Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Redfish
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stephen Lebans"
>>>>> <ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdot...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>>>> message news:ODZvt6f9FHA.3660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Portrait and Landscape work fine here. What happens when you convert
>>>>>> the sample CustomerLandscape report?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>> Stephen Lebans
>>>>>> http://www.lebans.com
>>>>>> Access Code, Tips and Tricks
>>>>>> Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "RedFish" <jfherring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:dml5vm$5fb$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Is anyone using this? How do you get a landscaped report to come
>>>>>>> out correctly? It always comes out portrait, guess I must be doing
>>>>>>> something wrong. If anyone can shed some light, that would be
>>>>>>> great. Thanks a lot,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Redfish
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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