Really struggling here and dont know what I'm doing wrong. My report column is not setting the correct size. Let me explain...

 

We have 2 related views in an application. We make changes in one view and it affects the other view, the results view. The results view is my report control, consisting of 39 columns of selectable results. By default we only have 6 selected. We dont want last column expanded, we want each column to be best fit or if the user has manually resized the column then that column stays that width.

 

The results view has on activate code that;

1. ResetContent

2. Put the rows of data into all the columns.

3. Populate.

4. I then iterate each column each column and do GetReportHeader()->BestFit(pCol), unless the column has been manually sized.

 

 

My Problem.

1. Make changes in the first view, lets say make a text string long.

2. Switch to the results view.

3. Select the column to make visible (the column that has a long text string)

4. Problem...the column is now wide enough for the data, it shows ... on the string.

5. I switch back to the other view and switch back again to the results view and the column is now wide enough, the ... has gone.

 

 

Can anyone tell me why this happening, why im getting the .... I want it to be the correct width to start with

 

Thanks for any help

 

 

m_wndReport.SendMessage(WM_PAINT, 0, 0);

 

Believe the problem to be something to do with m_nMaxItemWidth