Visibility of SubReports in Design View 1

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I have a problem with not being able to see the SubReports in Design view. The Reports was not created by me but by a predecessor in the company. I KNOW it is there - am I going <i>blind</u> ;-) Please help<br><br>(I am using version 6)

 

[MalcolmW]

The subreport is in a container in the main report.&nbsp;&nbsp;The container has a broken line border.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click inside the container to open up the subreport, which will then be on its own tab in the designer mode.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can move back to the main report by clicking on the leftmost tab. <p>Malcolm Wynden<br><a href=mailto:wynden@island.dot.net>wynden@island.dot.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

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Thank you Malcolm. I can see the one Subreport in design view, but as the report prints other information not included in the main report or this subreport, I believe that there must be yet another Subreport. I have made all sections visible, looked in all, and still cannot find it. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[MalcolmW]

Time to go wacko.&nbsp;&nbsp;You could take a copy of the report and start deleting groups until the subreport disappears.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then you will know what group the subreport is in.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it doesn't disappear even after all groups are gone, then it must be in the report header, page header, detail, page footer, or report footer.<br>Now that you have narrowed down where it is, because the subreport container may be behind other fields, you could then try deleting fields until you uncover it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>After you find the subreport, make a text object and describe what subreports the main report has, where they are located, and what they do, and place this text object in the report header formatted as hidden text.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just as a favor to the next person in 6 months who has to edit the report again. In fact, that is such good advise, I should follow it myself ;-)&nbsp;&nbsp; <p>Malcolm Wynden<br><a href=mailto:wynden@island.dot.net>wynden@island.dot.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>