RE: Problems with Column Alignment on Report

[Marco Facchinetti <facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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