printWhenExpression / "no data found" me

[jbeausse]

Hi all,

My objective is very simple : display a "no data found" message in a report when no data is available.

I use velocity to generate JRXML dynamically, and this message might be used in different contexts (subreports, etc.).

The solution I found :

 

Code:

Imagine that this detail is displayed in a subreport, and that I don't have enough space to display the first element (end of a page).

My problem is that even if I use the "Report" evaluationTime in my textField, it seems that the printWhenExpression is evaluated *at the end of each column*, so if there is not enough space to display an element, the message is displayed (see attachment).

PS : I'd prefer not to use a summary section/fake group since it complicates my work a lot !

Thn'x

Julien

JR version : 1.2.8
Post edited by: jbeausse, at: 2007/01/03 13:08

[jbeausse]

here is the attachment... [file name=pb_no_data_found.png size=161313]