How to merge cells vertically in rdlc report ?

chandrurec

Hi all,

Is there any way in rdlc report design where I can merge cells vertically.At present I can able to merge cells only horizontally.

If anyone know how to merge cells vertically, Kindly let me know.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
chandru.

mohana_cse06

May I Know Why?

chandrurec

Hi Mohana,

Because the length of the caption exceeds one line so that why I want merge cells vertically.

Regards,
chandru.

mohana_cse06

Then you can simply increase the Height of the Row..

deV.ch

Yes, or use the property CanGrow = True so the height changes if it needs more space.

But in case someone needs a real merge of cells vertically. For example in Column A you need 3 boxes which a border around them und in column B you need only a large big box, then what you need to do is put a table inside the cell. So you don't realy merge cells, but you kind of split cells inside a cell.

chandrurec

Hi Mohana/Dev.ch

Actually I am having some fields on the left hand side and on the same line on the right hand side, I am having this field, So if I incerease the size of the field on the right hand side, then the width of the field on the left hand side is also getting widened. I dont want the width on the left hand side field to get widened.


If I need to do this, how to achive it.

Thanks & Regards,
chandru.

mohana_cse06

deV.ch wrote:

But in case someone needs a real merge of cells vertically. For example in Column A you need 3 boxes which a border around them und in column B you need only a large big box, then what you need to do is put a table inside the cell. So you don't realy merge cells, but you kind of split cells inside a cell.

Did you read it?
I didnt try but should work.. :thumbsup:

chandrurec

Hi mohana,

I tried inserting the new table but still the width of the left hand side field remains same.

Regards,
chandru.

clausl

Textboxes can be merged vertically in a Matrix report, but this is probably not what you are looking for.

I believe the possibility to merge textboxes vertically in a table is supported in VS Dev 11 released this fall.

Unfortunately NAV 2013 will not support VS Dev 11, so you will probably not be able merge textboxes vertically before NAV 8, if using the Matrix control is not good enough.

/Claus Lundstrøm

clausl

With a workaround it is actually possible to create a textbox which spans multiple rows vertically in a table.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Insert Retangle control in a table cell
2. Insert 2 textboxes in the Rectangle control
3. And then make it look nice, see my example here:
In FOB, TXT and PDF

A bit cumbersome to do, but at least there is a workaround for this missing feature.

/Claus Lundstrøm

chandrurec

Hi clausl,

If you have any sample fob for illustrating the image which you have attached, can you send me the fob to my mail chandrurec2k7@gmail.com

Thanks & Regards,
chandru.

mohana_cse06

clausl wrote:

3. And then make it look nice, see my example here:
In FOB, TXT and PDF

its already attached here.. ](*,)

chandrurec

Hi clausl,

I got it.

Thank you.


Regards,
chandru.

clausl

You are welcome

/Claus Lundstrøm