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 but_mcc  Expression Field
 

An expression field is used to display a text, numeric or database record that will be calculated by the expression or function. The user can make use of the expression field to do numerical calculations, string and database record manipulations.

Expression:

This expression is evaluated each time the calculated field is going to be printed .

Format:

Numerical fields can be formatted by setting a format definition.

Font:

Selects the font for the element

Color:

Defines the background color for the element (the font color can be set with the "Font" button).

Master:

If your expression uses any aggregated functions, you must link the "Master" property to the dataset that will be used to update the expression. Each time a new data record from this dataset is selected the expression will be recalculated.

Alignment:

The element's text can be aligned left, right or centered.

Rotation:

The result text of expression can be rotate between 0 and 360 degree. For example, 90 degree means to rotate the text vertically.

Autosize width:

The option is set to resize the element to make room for its complete text. Otherwise, the text is larger than the element size then text will be clipped off.

Autostretch height:

The option is set to make room for elements having multiple lines. For example, a memo fields will be stretch to make room for all lines.

Reset after print:

If you are using calculations like sums or counting of data record etc., you can use this option to reset the value of the calculation to zero after the element has been printed.

Automatic word-wrap:

The option is to set a text to wrap to a frame if the text does not fit into the frame.

Transparent:

The option is set to make a text transparent when you place the text over the background or on top of an image.


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