Adding Report and Report Element Events

This topic describes the process of adding and coding event paragraphs that populate a report with data and possible manipulate the data or the report in some fashion. The event paragraphs are summarized in Using Events to Populate a Report with Data and detailed in subsequent topics.

To add event paragraphs to a report, or report element such as graphical control or section, do the following:

1. Select the report element on the report form or the control on the form, or use the drop-down list at the top of the Property window to scroll to the desired element.
2. Select the Event tab of the Property window.
3. Click next to the paragraph type that you want to create.
   • If you are creating a new paragraph, click the browse (...) button to specify a name for the paragraph and enter the Event Editor.
   • If you are pointing to an existing paragraph, select the paragraph name from the drop-down list.
4. If you are creating a new paragraph, the Add paragraph dialog appears, showing a default name for the paragraph (for example, report-element-Before-Print). You can either accept this name or enter a new name, then click OK to enter the Event Editor.

   To cancel without creating a paragraph, click Cancel. You still enter the Event Editor, but no new paragraph is created.

5. Enter the code for your new paragraph. For detailed paragraph descriptions, coding suggestions, and samples, see: Before and After Event Paragraphs, BeforeDoPrint and AfterDoPrint Event Paragraphs, and LoadGridInit and LoadGridNext Event Paragraphs.