Dynamically creating report width

Has anyone found out how to dynamically create report width.

If I have 20 columns on a report all of 2cm, then report will be 40cm width.

If I display the columns based on specific criteria using the iif function and then setting the an expression for the Visibility Hidden property, the report could potentially reduce in width.

I cannot see how to build an expression for the report width or table width, to accommodate the potential change in the width of the report when columns are not shown, thus it pages incorrectly, leaving huge white space on the right of the report when columns are hidden... has anyone come across this requirement, and hopefully a solution for it?

Many Thanks people

Here is a link for dynamic columns.

http://www.codeproject.com/sqlrs/DynamicReport.asp

Dynamically change column width in matrix

Hi, All,
I am designing a report which will use matrix to show a pivot table. Matrix
in reporting service is wonderful for showing a pivot table. However, when
it is used to show the detail information based on column group, I cannot
change the column width dynamically. The width for columns has to be
specified by fixed number, which means the whole width of that matix cannot
be fixed. The more dynamic columns it has, the wider it will be. Is there
any way I could specify it in percentage or something else I could do so I
could fix the width of matrix which will has variable columns in it?
Thank for any recommendations.
HenrySupport for dynamic column sizing is on the wish list for inclusion in a
future release.
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"Henry" <wang_yuhang@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, All,
> I am designing a report which will use matrix to show a pivot table.
Matrix
> in reporting service is wonderful for showing a pivot table. However, when
> it is used to show the detail information based on column group, I cannot
> change the column width dynamically. The width for columns has to be
> specified by fixed number, which means the whole width of that matix
cannot
> be fixed. The more dynamic columns it has, the wider it will be. Is there
> any way I could specify it in percentage or something else I could do so I
> could fix the width of matrix which will has variable columns in it?
> Thank for any recommendations.
> Henry
>
>|||Thanks, Bruce.
I am looking forward to the next version...
Henry
"Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" <brucejoh@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Support for dynamic column sizing is on the wish list for inclusion in a
> future release.
> --
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Henry" <wang_yuhang@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:evIba1blEHA.2820@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, All,
>> I am designing a report which will use matrix to show a pivot table.
> Matrix
>> in reporting service is wonderful for showing a pivot table. However,
>> when
>> it is used to show the detail information based on column group, I cannot
>> change the column width dynamically. The width for columns has to be
>> specified by fixed number, which means the whole width of that matix
> cannot
>> be fixed. The more dynamic columns it has, the wider it will be. Is there
>> any way I could specify it in percentage or something else I could do so
>> I
>> could fix the width of matrix which will has variable columns in it?
>> Thank for any recommendations.
>> Henry
>>
>

Dynamic Width of textbox

Hi,
how can i set the width of a textbox dynamically ?
Ex: The text box has to expand in width to fit the availble data. It
shouldnt word wrap.
ex: hello how are you NOT hello how
are youSince you can not use an expression for textbox width, I do not think you
can do this...You would probably end up with bigger problems anyway, because
textboxes overlapping would be a problem unless you moved the others that
were affected by the size change anyway...
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"Ramani" <Ramani@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> how can i set the width of a textbox dynamically ?
> Ex: The text box has to expand in width to fit the availble data. It
> shouldnt word wrap.
> ex: hello how are you NOT hello how
> are you

Dynamic Textbox size

I want to create a TextBox with dynamic width.
Probably reading from an expression.
Has anyone tried to set the width of the report objects with an expression.I posted a response here:
http://www.reportingservicesfaq.com/ow.asp?DynamicTextboxSize
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> I want to create a TextBox with dynamic width.
> Probably reading from an expression.
> Has anyone tried to set the width of the report objects with an expression.
>
>|||There is a CanGrow property on the textbox - however, it will allow the
textbox to grow vertically but not horizontally.
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"newbie" <newbie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I want to create a TextBox with dynamic width.
> Probably reading from an expression.
> Has anyone tried to set the width of the report objects with an
expression.
>
>

Dynamic Text Parser?

Hi Guys,

I have a script task that is supposed to read and parse a fixed width source file.

Basically, I want to make the FieldWidths dynamic so that I'll be able to reuse this package with different files. So Instead of hardcoding the field widths directly into my script task, I want it to be stored somewhere that the package can get when executions starts. Is there a way of doing this?

The code looks like this:

Using Reader As New TextFieldParser(mTempFilePAth)

Reader.TextFieldType = FieldType.FixedWidth

Reader.SetFieldWidths(1, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8) <-- I want to change this to handle dynamic widths.

Hi,

The best way to make your package re-usable is to use a "Integration Services Variable", see this link for help on variables http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141085.aspx and this one for accessing from a script http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337079.aspx.

The main gotcha is you need to be aware of is this bit from the second link "You can make existing variables available for read-only or read/write

access by your custom script by entering comma-delimited lists of

variables in the ReadOnlyVariables and ReadWriteVariables fields on the Script page of the Script Transformation Editor."

Also does SetFieldWidths take a variable number of arguments? If so you may need to define a string SSIS variable with the arguments comma seperated, then parse them into the seperate arguments for SetFieldWidths

Dave