"Microsoft" <ron.lytal@oneilsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have been trying in vain for some time to create a columnar report where
>certain column(s) can be hidden as requested by the user via report
>parameter(s). I have tried placing all the columns in the report and then
>hiding some as needed, but this prints blank pages when rendered to PDF
>since the report body does not shrink as column(s) are hidden. I have
>tried a table, list, and matrix to no avail...
> Does anyone know of a workaround, a trick, or perhaps a different approach
> that I have not thought of?
> Thanks.
>

"Tim Dot NoSpam" <Tim@MindYourSpammy.spam> wrote in message
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> Hi Microsoft Ron.
>
> When you say it prints blank rows, does this mean that a user can hide ALL
> the columns? What if they hide all but one column? Wouldn't that one
> column still be valid as a row?
>
> "Microsoft" <ron.lytal@oneilsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eiHDYUHpGHA.2444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I have been trying in vain for some time to create a columnar report where
>>certain column(s) can be hidden as requested by the user via report
>>parameter(s). I have tried placing all the columns in the report and then
>>hiding some as needed, but this prints blank pages when rendered to PDF
>>since the report body does not shrink as column(s) are hidden. I have
>>tried a table, list, and matrix to no avail...
>> Does anyone know of a workaround, a trick, or perhaps a different
>> approach that I have not thought of?
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>

"Ron L" <ron.lytal@oneilsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It renders blank pages to PDF, which are essentially the report body with
> the columns that reside there, but the columns are "hidden". The fact
> that the report body is wider than the page (even though the number of
> visible columns will fit on the page) cause blank pages to be rendered.
> It would be nice if the body width "rolled-up" in response to hidden
> content residing there. Can't seem to come up with another approach that
> works.
>
> By the way, sorry about the "from Microsoft" thing. Apparently I share an
> office with comedians.
>
> Ron
>
> "Tim Dot NoSpam" <Tim@MindYourSpammy.spam> wrote in message
> news:ua34cnIpGHA.2400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Microsoft Ron.
>>
>> When you say it prints blank rows, does this mean that a user can hide
>> ALL the columns? What if they hide all but one column? Wouldn't that
>> one column still be valid as a row?
>>
>> "Microsoft" <ron.lytal@oneilsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:eiHDYUHpGHA.2444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I have been trying in vain for some time to create a columnar report
>>>where certain column(s) can be hidden as requested by the user via report
>>>parameter(s). I have tried placing all the columns in the report and
>>>then hiding some as needed, but this prints blank pages when rendered to
>>>PDF since the report body does not shrink as column(s) are hidden. I
>>>have tried a table, list, and matrix to no avail...
>>> Does anyone know of a workaround, a trick, or perhaps a different
>>> approach that I have not thought of?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>