Rave Reports Visual Designer

Band component (TRaveBand) - Report Tab

A band component is placed in a region and is for items that are "fixed" and do not change on the page. In general, the Band component will contain "Text" and "CalcText" components. The primary examples of a band component would be headers and footers. Remember the Band component can contain data-aware components so you can have a table field in the band. So a Group footer might have a '<TdbTable1.CustomerName> Totals' on this band.

An important property for the band component is the "ControllerBand". This property determines which DataBand is in control. When the controlling band has been set you will notice that the graphic symbol on the band will point in the direction of that controlling band and that the color of the symbols will match.

There is a preference setting called "Always Show Band Headers" available on the "Designer Tab" or the "Edit - Preferences menu". This setting will change the appearance of the bands while you are in the design mode. Having this setting "off" will give an appearance closer to the actual output, but will not show you the band headers with their symbols and codes. When you first start using Rave it might be beneficial to try it with this setting "on" and take advantage of the visual clues provided by the band headers. After you are comfortable with the use of bands, then change this setting to fit your needs. The letter codes shown on the right of the band are explain in this section on "Band Style Editor" section. Basically, they are informing you about that bands behavior. The bold letters are ON or active while the subdued letters are off or inactive.

See Also:

BandStyle Editor, DataBand, Region, Report Components

Properties:

AllowSplit, BandStyle, ControllerBand, DesignerHide, DevLocked, FinishNewPage, GroupDataView, GroupKey, Height, Locked, MinHeightLeft, Name, PositionMode, PositionValue, ReprintLocs, StartNewPage, Tag, Visible