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WilliamAzevedo
Nov 04, 2022Copper Contributor
Report with different shapes for different data
Hi. I've created a simple database system for hazard information in my workspace and now i need to create reports. In my system I have five color coded types of hazard and three degrees of it: s...
George_Hepworth
Nov 05, 2022Silver Contributor
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that it will involve VBA and some well-planned algorithms.
You might start by watching this video of a presentation to my Access User Group a few months ago, in which Crystal Long showed us how she "draws" on reports, much like you want to do. I don't know that it has enough code examples to make it replicable, but you should be able follow up on what she presented and get further insights from her website.
WilliamAzevedo
Nov 10, 2022Copper Contributor
Thank you for the input! Since I'm not familiar with VBA, I'll try a Power BI solution first, which seems to be more "codeless" to me.