Multi-Column Report Issue

[#1]

I am using the Crystal Reports edition bundled with Visual Studio 2005. I have a problem with a multi-column report. It is a two column member directory with family members. It lists the member name, contact info, spouse, and children. I want each family group to stay together, and not break cross a column or a page. Each group may have from 3 to a dozen or so lines.

The family groups will not break across a page (which is good), but they will break across a column (bad). I have tried many combinations of settings to make this work without success.

So I wonder if anyone has seen and resolved this problem, or if perhaps it works better in the full version of Crystal.

[ray_novak]

I tried the "Print at Bottom of Page" as suggested with no improvement - I believe the Visual Studio design controls are pretty much the same as the standalone product.

[Former Member]

Hi Ray,

Have you solved the problem? I have the same problem as you.

Thanks,

Joseph

[ray_novak]

Still no solution. I may submit a bug report to Crystal/BO/SAP, but it costs $195, which is pretty annoying.

My plan right now is to implement this report using some other report writer tool and run it manually on demand outside of my main reporting system.