Form_Resize(): 2100 - Control too big for section

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(PeteCresswell) - 12 Apr 2006 02:25 GMT

Two list boxes on a form.

As I change the vertical size, I compute available height as
.WindowHeight - lstFirst.top - horizontalPadding - bottomMargin

It all works fine until I size the form beyond a certain height (somewhere
around 11,550 pixels)

I've tried it with all controls in the FormHeader and all controls in
the Detail section. Seems tb about the same.

"...control too big for section..." Is it trying to tell me something - like
the form can only be so big?

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Stephen Lebans - 12 Apr 2006 03:24 GMT

The Max height for a section is 32K TWIPS or 22.75 inches.

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> Two list boxes on a form.
>
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> like
> the form can only be so big?

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(PeteCresswell) - 13 Apr 2006 01:44 GMT

Per Stephen Lebans:

>The Max height for a section is 32K TWIPS or 22.75 inches.

I'm not hitting that.

My "around 11,550 pixels" statement was incorrect.

SHB twips.

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Stephen Lebans - 13 Apr 2006 04:04 GMT

Then the Top prop of the control plus the Height of the control is too large
for the current Section Height. The star tof this thread is gone off my
Newserver. Can you repost?

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> Per Stephen Lebans:
>>The Max height for a section is 32K TWIPS or 22.75 inches.
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> SHB twips.

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(PeteCresswell) - 13 Apr 2006 04:18 GMT

Per Stephen Lebans:

>Then the Top prop of the control plus the Height of the control is too large
>for the current Section Height. The star tof this thread is gone off my
>Newserver. Can you repost?

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Two list boxes on a form.

As I change the vertical size, I compute available height as
.WindowHeight - lstFirst.top - horizontalPadding - bottomMargin

It all works fine until I size the form beyond a certain height (somewhere
around 11,550 twips)

I've tried it with all controls in the FormHeader and all controls in
the Detail section. Seems tb about the same.

"...control too big for section..." Is it trying to tell me something - like
the form can only be so big?
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The mystery seems tb why it works down to where it does but not beyond.

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Br@dley - 13 Apr 2006 04:54 GMT

> Per Stephen Lebans:
>> Then the Top prop of the control plus the Height of the control is
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> The mystery seems tb why it works down to where it does but not
> beyond.

Yes, there is a limit to the size of a form. Just go into design view and
make the form as large as possible... that's your limit I'd say.

The message you are getting seems to indicate the the control is being
resized larger than the forms maximum dimension.

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