Don and Brian,
Thank you both for the responses.
Beyond a certain point (and what you describe is way beyond that point!)
I do not have the knowledge to implement what is suggested.
Would it be possible to have a few pointers on the mechanics of
implementing one of the suggestions?
Victor Warner.
Brian Hancock wrote:
Hi Victor,
Don's suggestion sounds fine. Personally I have never been a fan of the
two-level report, no specific reason just haven't found reason to use it
much.
I would base my report on the lookup panel, and in the report body of this
panel store the required filename into an RV, depending on whether you want
empty files for empty categories, or files only records exist for that
category you would place an Open Filename in RV in the report body, of the
Category Panel or in the FirstPage header of a Linked or Virtually Linked
Panel to your second panel where the data is, and then output the data.
You might need to turn file on and file off, to make sure you do not get
appends, or prompts to overwrite.
As yet an even third choice might be to let records append by basing the
report solely on the second panel, without even using a Two-Level report.
Just open the filename in RV changing it for the character heading for each
report. Unless you use a Turn File Off the data is appended to the existing
file. A big disadvantage of this however is that you will be asked whether
you want to overwrite the existing record which you would have to answer yes
to at each record which reopened an existing file, however for a a report
with just a couple of hundred records is a nice quick and dirty method,
which allows you to view records one by one as they are written
Regards
Brian
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor Warner
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2008 10:58 PM
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Subject: [Dataperf] Reports query - sending each record to a different
filename.
I would like whether the following is possible in DataPerfect:
1. There is a (first) panel where one field in each record acts as a
category (which is obtained by a data link from a second panel).
2. In the first panel there be several records each having the same
category heading.
3. I would to produce a report where all the records sharing the same
category heading are sent to a file, then the report proceeds to the
next category heading and sends all the records under that second
category heading to a second file. (I can do this where the records are
sorted and sent to the same file name.)
Is this possible to run one report and that the files are automatically
created or do I need to do separate reports?
Help with this would be gratefully received.
Regards
Victor Warner.
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