Tables in PDF spanning several pages

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   Hi all,

I have some really lengthy tables i want to put in a PDF.
The documentation on tables notes that DrawTableRows will only draw as much of a table as it fits in the current page.

Is there any alternative? Some function that continues drawing my table across several pages?
If not, is there any trick some of you have used to make this happen?

Thanx in advance,

stakon.

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stakon Members Profile Find Members Posts Team Player Joined: 09 Oct 09 Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote stakon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tables in PDF spanning several pages Posted: 16 Sep 10 at 10:57AM
	Hi all, I have some really lengthy tables i want to put in a PDF. The documentation on tables notes that DrawTableRows will only draw as much of a table as it fits in the current page. Is there any alternative? Some function that continues drawing my table across several pages? If not, is there any trick some of you have used to make this happen? Thanx in advance, stakon.

Rowan Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 10 Jan 09 Status: Offline Points: 398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rowan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 10 at 2:21PM
	Hi Stakon, Sure, you can draw a table across multiple pages using DrawTableRows. When you call the DrawTableRows function there is a 'Height' parameter that will determine the area in which table rows can be drawn. If the rows being drawn exceed that area, then the DrawTableRows function will return the number of the last drawn row. This information can be used as a starting point for drawing the next row on the second page. When you call this function you don't have to start at row 1, you can start at row 101 if you want. Your table will still be in memory after DrawTableRows finishes on the first page. SelectPage(1) DrawTableRows SelectPage(2) DrawTableRows SelectPage(3) DrawTableRows You just keep doing this until you haven't got any more rows in your table to draw. Cheers, - Rowan.

pdfOakleaf Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 24 Oct 10 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote pdfOakleaf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 10 at 12:30AM
	sorry if this is a daft question but I've only just started with this library SelectPage(1) DrawTableRows how do you know which rows have been drawn and which are still to be rendered? Many thanks Phil

pdfOakleaf Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 24 Oct 10 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote pdfOakleaf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 10 at 12:35AM
	Or is it just a case that I just have to work out how many rows will fit on the first page, render them, then add a new page and continue the rendering until I reach the end of the table. I'm quite happy to do that unless there's an elegant solution. Thanks Again (great product by the way) Phil

pdfOakleaf Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 24 Oct 10 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote pdfOakleaf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 10 at 12:59AM
	having read the documentation for DrawTableRows more thoroughly I have worked this out It's a very impressive libary. Phil (next time I'll read more and post less)

Rowan Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 10 Jan 09 Status: Offline Points: 398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rowan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 9:30PM
	Great -- I'm glad to hear that you were able to resolve the issue. Thanks for keeping us updated. Cheers, - Rowan.