$totlines
Return the total number of lines available on the page for printing.
$totlines
Example: vLineNum = ($totlines - $lines)
Return Values
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Uniface is not printing ($printing = 0); $status is set to an empty string ("") |
| >0 | Total number of lines available for printing, excluding the header and footer frames. Uniface is printing ($printing = 1) |
Use
Use in Form and Report components.
Description
The $totlines function is a useful way of logging how a report is formatted for print. For example, you might want to warn users if their occurrence has spread over two pages. Another use for $totlines is to calculate the current line number.
Calculating the Current Line Number
The following example uses $totlines and $lines to calculate the current line number:
vLineNum = ($totlines - $lines)
Checking if Entity Fits on Page
The following example uses $totlines to check whether an entity can fit on a page, and prints a message if it cannot fit on the page:
trigger LeavePrinted
if (($totlines - $framedepth) < 0)
putmess "%%$entname didn't fit on 1 page: see page %%$page."
endif
end
