"Alain Quesnel" <alainsansspam@logiquel.com> wrote in message
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>I read somewhere that this in only possible in certain rendering formats
>(i.e. TIFF or printer, I can't remember which). I couldn't make it work in
>any format, so I used a workaround with a stored proc that returns a
>dataset with extra columns (in your case 4 or 6 columns) containing the
>extra records. Then I put the data in a grid that has a blank, non-framed
>column between each set of extra columns. I can send you a pdf of the
>output if you like. If you don't know the exact number of pages, that
>solution might become complicated. In my case, that part of the report
>never goes over one page.
>
> --
>
>
> Alain Quesnel
> alainsansspam@logiquel.com
>
> www.logiquel.com
>
>
> "Mike" <m@m.com> wrote in message
> news:eKOmV1mEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> How do I setup multiple columns in a report? For example: How would I
>> take a report that has 1 table with 1 column. Currently this one column
>> is written vertically down from top to bottom over 10 pages. If I repeat
>> the column multiple times on the same page I can cut the report down to 2
>> pages. In Crystal Reports they call it "Formatting Groups with multiple
>> columns". Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>

"Mike" <m@m.com> wrote in message
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> You're right! I tried to view the report as a tiff and as a PDF and they
> displayed properly. I should be able to use that. Too bad the HTML format
> doesn't work. Thanks for the lead on this.
>
> Mike
>
> "Alain Quesnel" <alainsansspam@logiquel.com> wrote in message
> news:uW9mxInEIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I read somewhere that this in only possible in certain rendering formats
>>(i.e. TIFF or printer, I can't remember which). I couldn't make it work in
>>any format, so I used a workaround with a stored proc that returns a
>>dataset with extra columns (in your case 4 or 6 columns) containing the
>>extra records. Then I put the data in a grid that has a blank, non-framed
>>column between each set of extra columns. I can send you a pdf of the
>>output if you like. If you don't know the exact number of pages, that
>>solution might become complicated. In my case, that part of the report
>>never goes over one page.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Alain Quesnel
>> alainsansspam@logiquel.com
>>
>> www.logiquel.com
>>
>>
>> "Mike" <m@m.com> wrote in message
>> news:eKOmV1mEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> How do I setup multiple columns in a report? For example: How would I
>>> take a report that has 1 table with 1 column. Currently this one column
>>> is written vertically down from top to bottom over 10 pages. If I repeat
>>> the column multiple times on the same page I can cut the report down to
>>> 2 pages. In Crystal Reports they call it "Formatting Groups with
>>> multiple columns". Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>
>
>