How to change report direction at run-time

Question

In Oracle Report 6i; How can I change the direction of report Left to Right , Right to Left at report run-time ?..

Any one has an idea ?.. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I don't know of any setting you might set (using the SRW built-in package), so - as far as I can tell, there's no simple "on/off" switch you might use.

However, what you might try to do is:

• create two layouts: one left-to-right and another one right-to-left
• each of them should be enclosed into its own frame
• create a parameter which will let you decide which direction to use

• create a Format Trigger; it would make a switch between those two layouts. For example:

  -- left-to-right frame
  return (:par_left_to_right = 'LTR');
  
  -- right-to-left frame:
  return (:par_left_to_right = 'RTL');
  

  So, if you pass LTR, left-to-right will be displayed (while right-to-left won't).