QR GET HEADER AND FOOTER
QR GET HEADER AND FOOTER ( area ; selector ; leftTitle ; centerTitle ; rightTitle ; height {; picture {; pictAlignment}} )
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | Integer | → | Reference of the area |
| selector | Integer | → | 1 = Header, 2 = Footer |
| leftTitle | Text | ← | Text displayed on the left side |
| centerTitle | Text | ← | Text displayed in the middle |
| rightTitle | Text | ← | Text displayed on the right side |
| height | Integer | ← | Header or footer height |
| picture | Picture | ← | Picture to display |
| pictAlignment | Integer | ← | Alignment attribute for the picture |
Description
The QR GET HEADER AND FOOTER command retrieves the contents and size of the header or footer.
selector allows you to select the header or the footer:
- if selector equals 1, the header information will be retrieved;
- if selector equals 2, the footer information will be retrieved.
leftTitle, centerTitle and rightTitle returns the values for, respectively, the left, center and right header/footer.
height returns the height of the header/footer, expressed in the unit selected for the report.
picture returns a picture that is displayed in the header or footer.
pictAlignment is the alignment attribute for the picture displayed in the header/footer.
- If pictAlignment returns 1, the picture is aligned to the left.
- If pictAlignment returns 2, the picture is centered.
- If pictAlignment returns 3, the picture is aligned to the right.
If you pass an invalid area number, the error -9850 will be generated.
If you pass an invalid selector value, the error -9852 will be generated.
Example
The following code retrieves the values of the header titles as well as the header size and displays them in alerts:
QR GET HEADER AND FOOTER(MyArea;1;$LeftText;$CenterText;$RightText;$height)
Case of
:($LeftText #"")
ALERT("The left title is "+Char(34)+$LeftText+Char(34))
:($CenterText #"")
ALERT("The center title is "+Char(34)+$CenterText+Char(34))
:($RightText #"")
ALERT("The right title is "+Char(34)+$RightText+Char(34))
Else
ALERT("No header title in this report.")
End case
ALERT("The height of the header is "+String($height))
See also
Properties
| Command number | 775 |
| Thread safe | ✗ |
| Modifies variables | error |