Trail_Footer

Description

Whether the footer of a nested report is displayed at the end of the report or at the bottom of the page. Trail_Footer applies only to reports in a composite DataWindow. Setting Trail_Footer to No forces controls following the report onto a new page.

Applies to

Report controls

Syntax

PowerBuilder dot notation:

dw_control.Object.reportname.Trail_Footer

Describe and Modify argument:

"reportname.Trail_Footer { = value }"

Parameter

Description

reportname

The name of the report control for which you want to get or set Trail_Footer.

value

Whether the report’s footer trails the last line of the report or appears at the bottom of the page.

Values are:

  • Yes – The footer appears right after the last line of data in the report.

  • No – The footer appears at the bottom of the page, forcing any data following the report onto the following page.

Examples

Example 1

string setting

setting = dw1.Object.rpt_1.Trail_Footer

dw1.Object.rpt_1.Trail_Footer = "Yes"

Example 2

setting = dw1.Describe("rpt_1.Trail_Footer")

dw1.Modify("rpt_1.Trail_Footer = Yes")