checkboxes and exporting to PDF

How do you mange to create checkboxes on your reports?
Since there is no builting support for checkboxes, I have tried using:
Windings font:
=IIf(Fields!MyBooleanField.Value=False,ChrW(&h006F),ChrW(&h00FE))
that would give me the empty square and the ticked square (when previewed
in dhtml). However when exported to PDF, the ticked checkbox is replace by a
not desired different character.
Arial font:
=IIf(Fields!MyBooleanField.Value=False,ChrW(&h2212),ChrW(&h221A))
that would give me ? and -
This is more or less the best thing I have been able to do to mimic the
behaviour of a checkbox. However this is not a checkbox at all, it is just a
square root sign and a minus sign.
I need the report to be rendered into PDF format. I don't mind if the
previewed dhtml version works or not. I just need it to work for the PDF.
Another possibility is to do image captures of checkboxes and show one or
the other depending on value of the variables. I find that solution not very
nice; sure it will work, but I think there must be a smarter solution.
Has someone managed to mimic the behaviour of a checkbox in a report (that
renders fine to PDF)?
Thanks in advance.Hi jagb,
I have the same problem, did you find any solution?
Thanks, Markus
"jagb" wrote:
> How do you mange to create checkboxes on your reports?
> Since there is no builting support for checkboxes, I have tried using:
> Windings font:
> =IIf(Fields!MyBooleanField.Value=False,ChrW(&h006F),ChrW(&h00FE))
> that would give me the empty square and the ticked square (when previewed
> in dhtml). However when exported to PDF, the ticked checkbox is replace by a
> not desired different character.
> Arial font:
> =IIf(Fields!MyBooleanField.Value=False,ChrW(&h2212),ChrW(&h221A))
> that would give me ? and -
> This is more or less the best thing I have been able to do to mimic the
> behaviour of a checkbox. However this is not a checkbox at all, it is just a
> square root sign and a minus sign.
> I need the report to be rendered into PDF format. I don't mind if the
> previewed dhtml version works or not. I just need it to work for the PDF.
> Another possibility is to do image captures of checkboxes and show one or
> the other depending on value of the variables. I find that solution not very
> nice; sure it will work, but I think there must be a smarter solution.
> Has someone managed to mimic the behaviour of a checkbox in a report (that
> renders fine to PDF)?
> Thanks in advance.
>
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