How to make a field invisible in a report

DarkHorse

Hello, I think this is easy. I know it can be done in properties, but how to make a specific field invisible in a report by code?.
Thanks.

kriki

You can't.
There are 2 ways:
1) define different sections for the different fields to show.
2) In the OnAfterGetRecord-trigger, put the field in a global and show the global on the form. If the field must NOT be shown, you can blank the global.

I would go for 2. It is easier to maintain.

kine

No direct way.... just way around...

You can use more sections with making visible the correct section...
You can use variable to show the value and if you do not want to show it, just clear the variable...

DarkHorse

Thanks both for reply; but i need to do it on the same line, for example, if I has a report that shows in body section a relation of customers with an import like this:

Customer.Field Import.Field
Customer1 1.000
Customer2 2.000
Customer3 4.000

I should put a condition that said IF Customer.Field:='Customer2" THEN Import.Field:= invisible. Then it shows like this:

Customer.Field Import.Field
Customer1 1.000
Customer2
Customer3 4.000

¿It's possible to do it?.
Thanks.

kine

Both ways I wrote about can be used...

just think about it like

IF Customer.Field:='Customer2" THEN
Show empty variable
else
Show my value


OR

IF Customer.Field:='Customer2" THEN
Show section without the field
else
Show section with the field

DarkHorse

Ok, but what is the code for "Show empty variable", please?

kine

if my condition then
MyVariable := MyValue
else
MyVariable := '';

DarkHorse

Ok, thank you very much for help; i'll try it.
Thanks.

DarkHorse

Sorry, one thing, my varibale is a decimal one, the MyVariable := '' doesn't works, it says me that the type is different, how I can do it?

kine

DarkHorse wrote:

Sorry, one thing, my varibale is a decimal one, the MyVariable := '' doesn't works, it says me that the type is different, how I can do it?

That your variable is decimal is irrelevant. Your display variable will be text, but you assign into it empty string or decimal converted to text (FORMAT).

DarkHorse

Ok, thanks again for help.
Thank you.