How to convert PB Units/ Pixels to Inches??

[Jenny]

How to convert PB Units/ Pixels to Inches??

Hi all

My PB application send information to RDLC report
application and here I am facing some problems to converts
Units/ Pixels to Inches because RDLC report is not able to
understand then Units/ Pixels

I have formula to convert PB Units into Pixels.

For X and Width = Units / 4.571429

For Y and Height = Units / 4

I am looking for formula to convert PB Units/Pixels to
Inches.

[Scott Morris]

<Jenny> wrote in message news:4a1e3838.18c...@sybase.com...

> How to convert PB Units/ Pixels to Inches??
>
>
> Hi all
>
> My PB application send information to RDLC report
> application and here I am facing some problems to converts
> Units/ Pixels to Inches because RDLC report is not able to
> understand then Units/ Pixels
>
> I have formula to convert PB Units into Pixels.
>
> For X and Width = Units / 4.571429
>
> For Y and Height = Units / 4

How about using pixelstounits() and unitstopixels() ?

>
>
>
> I am looking for formula to convert PB Units/Pixels to
> Inches.

You will need to go to the API - which may be daunting
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?query=convert%20pixels%20to%20inches&ac=2
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd144877(VS.85).aspx

[Roland Smith [TeamSybase]]

Use the PixelsToUnits function to convert from units to pixels. Windows
claims that the screen is 96 DPI ( dots per inch ). I found this formula
which should be more accurate.

One way to figure out your DPI is to use some math.

W = Width in Pixels

H = Height in Pixels

S = Diagonal Size in Inches

SQRT(W^2 + H^2) / S

SQRT(1280^2 + 1024^2) / 17 = 96.42 DPI

"Scott Morris" <bo...@bogus.com> wrote in message
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[Roland Smith [TeamSybase]]

Use the PixelsToUnits function to convert from units to pixels. Windows
claims that the screen is 96 DPI ( dots per inch ). I found this formula
which should be more accurate.

One way to figure out your DPI is to use some math.

W = Width in Pixels

H = Height in Pixels

S = Diagonal Size in Inches

SQRT(W^2 + H^2) / S

SQRT(1280^2 + 1024^2) / 17 = 96.42 DPI

"Scott Morris" <bo...@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:4a1e7eb7$1@forums-1-dub...

[Terry Voth [TeamSybase]]

Assuming we're talking about DataWindows (inches don't mean anything
outside the printed page, at least physical inches), why not just
change the DataWindow's units to 1/1000 inch (first tab on the overall
DataWindow's properties) and be done with it? Let PB do the work for
you.

Good luck,

Terry and Sequel the techno-kitten

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