Hi,
We are using Telerik Reporting for generating a report with multiple pages as a PDF. The intention of the PDF is to be printed double sided.
Our question is if it is possible to have style rules, headers, footers, etc. adapt to an even/odd page scenario. In its simplest form for example having the page number show left or right aligned on alternating pages.
Best regards,
Martin
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Hello Martin,
Conditional Formatting will work just fine for you. Following your example for the PageNumber, you can add two textboxes to the PageFooter - one at left and one at right side. Then apply conditional formatting like this:
Expression Operator Value
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= PageNumber % 2 = =0
And uncheck the Visible checkbox in the Layout pane. Thus, when you are on the second page the TextBox with this conditional formatting would not be visible. The same goes for adding/removing a style to an item/section when on odd page - you get the pattern.
All the best,
Steve
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Conditional Formatting will work just fine for you. Following your example for the PageNumber, you can add two textboxes to the PageFooter - one at left and one at right side. Then apply conditional formatting like this:
Expression Operator Value
====================================================
= PageNumber % 2 = =0
And uncheck the Visible checkbox in the Layout pane. Thus, when you are on the second page the TextBox with this conditional formatting would not be visible. The same goes for adding/removing a style to an item/section when on odd page - you get the pattern.
All the best,
Steve
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answered on 03 Feb 2010, 07:45 PM
Hi Steve,
Yes, that sounds like a great solution. Haven't tried conditional formatting before but that sounds sweet.
However, when I try this and have a conditional formatting with the expression =PageNumber % 2, equal (=) as the operator and 0 as the value I get a report generator error saying:
"An error has occured while processing TextBox 'pageNumberTextBox':
The expression contains object 'PageNumber' that is not defined in the current context."
Any thoughts on that? The TextBox is in the page footer. I have tried using the PageNumber for conditional formatting elsewhere and it comes up the same everywhere.
Regards,
Martin
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Hi Martin,
As explained in the Understanding Report Sections help article, the global objects PageNumber and PageCount can only be used in page section - make sure you're not using them in report footer for example instead of page footer. Anyway I've prepared a sample report showing the described functionality.
Greetings,
Steve
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As explained in the Understanding Report Sections help article, the global objects PageNumber and PageCount can only be used in page section - make sure you're not using them in report footer for example instead of page footer. Anyway I've prepared a sample report showing the described functionality.
Greetings,
Steve
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