Print to pdf: insert pagebreaks

rklerck

Hi,<br />
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I'm building a report which has a different layout in PDF than HTML. I've inserted a script which sets the 'Column page break interval' for my crosstabs. The script is run in the beforeRender of the report. This all works fine when I run my report in the webviewer or run it as PDF. The only big problem is printing as PDF IN the webviewer. Should I place this script somewhere else? It looks like the beforeRender isn't called when printing as PDF..?<br />
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This is the script, placed in beforeRender:<br />
<pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>
format = reportContext.getOutputFormat();
if(format == "pdf"){
reportContext.getReportRunnable().designHandle.getDesignHandle().findElement("crosstab1").setProperty("pageBreakAfter","Always");

reportContext.getReportRunnable().designHandle.getDesignHandle().findElement("crosstab1").setProperty("columnPageBreakInterval",9);
reportContext.getReportRunnable().designHandle.getDesignHandle().findElement("crosstab2").setProperty("columnPageBreakInterval",9);
}
</pre>
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Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance!

mwilliams

So, when you run directly to PDF, it works, but if you run in the web viewer, then export to PDF, it doesn't? Is this the issue? Let me know! Also, let me know your BIRT version! Thanks!