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Show list of records with each row containing different fields, in neatly lined columns

Show list of records with each row containing different fields, in neatly lined columns | Claris FileMaker Love | Scoop.it
In this post, we will talk about how to bring neat lines in between the columns in reports showing list of records where fields have contents of varying size.

 

Overview:

While showing list of records in a report using list view, placing the fields at appropriate positions on layout with spaces, gives us the look and feel as that of neatly arrangement in columns. But what if we want to put those data fields in actual columns.

Can we create actual columns using line objects? But there are fields where the data for one record may contain one word and for some other record, it may be of 20 words.

 


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Using the Virtual List Technique - Part 1 - Soliant Consulting

Using the Virtual List Technique - Part 1 - Soliant Consulting | Claris FileMaker Love | Scoop.it
FileMaker is a great platform. With its user interface capabilities and by following the rules of database normalization, a developer can create a well-designed system pretty quickly.

However, reporting is not so much fun.

This is not, of course, a fault of FileMaker. It is simply that often, properly normalized data is harder to report on.

Trying to combine normalized data into a workable report can be pretty tough.

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JavaScript-driven PDF Reports in FileMaker using AngularJS

JavaScript-driven PDF Reports in FileMaker using AngularJS | Claris FileMaker Love | Scoop.it
Introduction – Extending FileMaker with JavaScript

Using a combination of AngularJS, HTML5, CSS, WKHTMLTOPDF, PDFtk, bBox and FileMaker scripting, we can create PDF reports from a FileMaker solution, taking advantage of the design and development flexibility afforded by using JavaScript and web tools to accomplish the task.

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