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Width property

The Width property specifies the maximum number of characters that the values of the column can occupy. This Width refers to the width that Reports Builder uses internally for the column. It affects such things as the calculation of summaries and formulas. The size used to display the column's data, however, is determined by the size of the associated field in the Paper Layout view and its Vertical Elasticity and Horizontal Elasticity properties.

Applies to

Columns

Values

For database columns, read-only.

For other column types, any number from 1 through 64K.   You can enter two numbers in the form a,b where a indicates the number of digits to the left of the decimal point and b indicates the number of digits to the right of the decimal point (this form can only be used for defining the width of numbers.)

Default

For database columns, the default Width is derived from the database. For sort columns, the default Width is 38. For summary and formula columns, the default for Width is 10,0. If a column has a Column Type of Summary, Reports Builder updates the Width based on what you enter as the column's Source and Function.

Required/Optional

Required

Restrictions

Caution: If the value of a column of type Database and Datatype Long or Long Raw exceeds the Width of the column, the value is truncated.

Usage notes