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OBJECT SET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME

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OBJECT SET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME

OBJECT SET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME 


 

OBJECT SET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME ( {* ;} object ; variableFrame {; fixedSubform} )  
Parameter Type   Description
Operator in If specified, object is an object name (string) If omitted, object is a field or variable
object  Form object in Object name (if * is specified) or
Field or variable (if * is omitted)
variableFrame  Boolean in True = Variable frame printing, False = Fixed frame printing
fixedSubform  Longint in Options for printing subforms in fixed size

The OBJECT SET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME command modifies the Print Variable Frame property of the object(s) designated by the object and * parameters.

This property is available for Text or Picture type variables and fields, as well as subforms. Subforms have an additional option for fixed size printing. For more information, refer to Printing areas of variable size in the Design Reference manual. If you apply this command to an object that does not support this property, the command does nothing. 

Passing the optional * parameter indicates that the object parameter is an object name (string). If you do not pass this parameter, it indicates that the object parameter is a field or variable. In this case, you pass a field or variable reference instead of a string (field or variable object only).

Pass a Boolean in the variableFrame parameter: if you pass True, the object is printed with a variable frame. If you pass False, it is printed with a fixed frame. 

The optional fixedSubform parameter lets you set an additional option when you pass False in the variableFrame parameter and the object is a subform (it is ignored in all other cases). In this case, you can define the fixed frame printing mode for the subform. You can pass one of the following constants, found in the "Form Objects (Properties)" theme:

Constant Type Value Comment
Print Frame fixed with multiple records Longint 2 The frame remains the same size, but 4D prints the form several times to include all the records.
Print Frame fixed with truncation Longint 1 4D prints only the records that fit into the area of the subform. The form is printed only once and those records that are not printed are ignored.

 
PROPERTIES 

Product: 4D
Theme: Objects (Forms)
Number: 1240

 
HISTORY 

New
Created: 4D v14

 
SEE ALSO 

OBJECT GET PRINT VARIABLE FRAME

 
ARTICLE USAGE

4D Language Reference ( 4D v14 R3)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v14 R2)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v14.3)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v14 R4)