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    Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 3:06am
Does anyone know of a way to dynamically underline text during report execution??  I have a database field that contains a text string where I need to underline some of the text when a specific string occurs in the text string.  I found constants for color, font and so on but nothing to start/stop underlining.  Anyone got a clever trick??
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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 3:11am
in CR XI on the format object/Font tab there is a button for setting the underline dynamically...but it will affect the entire field, not just a part.
 
unfortunately, while you can type into a textbox and bold or underline a portion of the text, when done dynamically it is all or nothing.
 
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Quote DBlank Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 4:02am
i have split a string into multiple parts using formulas and then dropped the formulas into a text field to recreate the original text. Each formula (string part) can then be conditionally formatted within the text box. This only works if you can logically split your field consitently.


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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 5:03am
never thought of that, what a nice solution
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Quote Ancient1 Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 5:33am
Appreciate the reply.  Unfortunately the text string is a series of values separated by commas and I need to underline one of the values if it occurs in the string.  The location within the string is not consistent.  I guess I was looking for a solution that would act like underlining a portion of text in a Word document (one word, a phrase).  Thanks....
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Quote DBlank Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 5:55am
you can do it based on phrase(s).
what is some sample data and what do you want it to do?


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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 6:35am
DBlank is correct (it's his solution afterall)
but you could easily have 1 formula like:
shared stringvar sLeft;
shared stringvar sMid;
shared stringvar sRight;
local numbervar i = instr({table.field}, "text desired");
local numbervar ii;
 
if i= 0 then( //not found
  sLeft := {table.field};
  sMid := "";
 sRight := "";
)
else(
  sLeft := LEFT({table.field}, i -1);
  ii = INSTR(i+1, {table.field}, ',");
  if ii = 0 then ii := LEN({table.field}) + 1;
  sMid := MID({table.field}, i, ii - i);
  sRight := MID({table.field}, ii);
)
 
"" //hides the output
 
then you would need 3 access formulas to print each of the shared variables in the textbox with the one accessing sMid to be underlined.
 
I did get this correct DBlank, didn't I? Or do you have another method.
 
If there are multiple sections of the code that will be underlined, well that would make for a much more complex formula.  In addition, if you want to back up to the comma prior to the selected text, you would need call to instrrev. 
 
I am pretty sure that I covered a basic scenario
 
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Quote DBlank Replybullet Posted: 22 Sep 2011 at 7:05am
the premise is the same but as you know I ususally don't use the shared variables Embarrassed
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