RE: Problems with Column Alignment on Report

The problem resides in the fonts, not in the overlays.
If the font is NOT fixed pitch, any character have his own
metric (eg. an "i" use less space than a "w" and a space
even lesser). 
If you use DDS type printer files there is no way to format
numbers using that type of fonts. The only way I know to do
this is with AFP Toolbox.

HTH
Marco
--- Vivienne Seymour <vivienne.seymour@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm wondering if anybody has any suggestions on how to
> control column
> alignment on a report.
> 
> I am using HPT (Host Print Transform) to print a report
> to a printer. The
> printer file is DEVTPYE (*AFPDS) and I am including
> various overlays in the
> printer files (although I am not aware that this would
> have any impact on
> column alignment).
> I am also using a selection of fonts using the keyword
> FNTCHRSET.
> However my columns are out of alignment regardless of the
> fact that they
> look ok when viewed on the spooled file. The columns
> appear to be affected
> by any data printed preceding the price.
> 
> For example 
> 
> If I print a line as below: (XYZ123          1.25)
> 
> PART                 Price
> XYZ123               1.25
> 
> The price appears at a certain column whereas if the
> 'Part Number text is
> smaller the price column is printed at a different
> position even though the
> column is specified in a fixed position in the DDS
> source.
> 
> PART                 Price
> XYZ1               1.25
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
> 
> Vivienne 
> 



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