Default Report Page Setup

mystifier · Post by **mystifier** » Mon 26 Jul 2010 16:19

dbForge Studio for MySQL:

How do I set the default Page Setup (A4 smaller margins) for Reports?
Or even, how can I set the page setup before I generate a report?

At the moment, I can't see how to set the page until after a report has been generated and the default page setup is some obscure paper size meaning that everything has to be changed every time.

This can't be correct but I can't find it.

Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Wed 28 Jul 2010 09:20

How do I set the default Page Setup (A4 smaller margins) for Reports?
Or even, how can I set the page setup before I generate a report?

1. Open Report on the Designer tab.
2. In the Properties window select your report(namereport Report) from the combo-box.
3. Set required values for the following parameters: Printer Name, Paper Kind, etc.

mystifier · Post by **mystifier** » Wed 28 Jul 2010 09:51

Thanks Viktor, but I know how to change the page set-up for an existing report - my problem is setting the default values.

If for example, I create a report using the report wizard, I end up with a report scaled to Letter/ANSI A (whatever that is... you certainly buy this size printer!) and big wasteful margins.

After I change the parameters to A4 and set the margins, it is then necessary to waste time re-positioning everything to fit again.

Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Wed 28 Jul 2010 15:53

...my problem is setting the default values.

At present no such functionality is available. While developing next versions of dbForge Studio for MySQL, we will consider the possibility to set default parameters for new reports.

mystifier · Post by **mystifier** » Wed 28 Jul 2010 16:32

Is there a simple hack to at least set defaults to A4 width and length?
(and ideally, 10mm margins).

If defaults can't to configured, they should at least be sensible.

Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Thu 05 Aug 2010 12:20

Is there a simple hack to at least set defaults to A4 width and length?
(and ideally, 10mm margins).

Unfortunately, there is no such a hack. Setting default page parameters for new reports will be available in one of the future versions of dbForge Studio for MySQL.