Re: [Hardhats-members] Multiples in print templates

[Greg Kreis]

I seem to recall there is a way to make FM print multiples with single valued fields around their column, but I am drawing a blank on how to express the syntax.  Maybe George or someone else can tell us if I am all wet. Generally, you will find that multiples complicate a report because they print out one entry per line and that tends to waste a lot of space on the page.  Could you redesign the report so the multiples come at the end of the record's display? Michael Reach wrote: Here's the templates, and the results: [TST,DEV]>s D0=3037 D ^DIPT FIRST PRINT FIELD: "Rule Name: ";S2// THEN PRINT FIELD: RULE NAME;X;L10// THEN PRINT FIELD: "Test Name: ";C24// THEN PRINT FIELD: TEST NAME;X;L18// THEN PRINT FIELD: "Status: ";C55// THEN PRINT FIELD: STATUS;L10;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "Last modified: ";C1// THEN PRINT FIELD: MODIFY DATE/TIME;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: ", by ";X// THEN PRINT FIELD: MODIFIED BY;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "Components:";S;C1// THEN PRINT FIELD: COMPONENTS// THEN PRINT COMPONENTS SUB-FIELD: COMPONENTS;L5// THEN PRINT COMPONENTS SUB-FIELD: // THEN PRINT FIELD: "Instruments:";C23// THEN PRINT FIELD: INSTRUMENTS// THEN PRINT INSTRUMENTS SUB-FIELD: INSTRUMENTS;L8;"";""// THEN PRINT INSTRUMENTS SUB-FIELD: // THEN PRINT FIELD: "Instr Type: ";C50// THEN PRINT FIELD: INSTRUMENT TYPE;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "Current version of rule:";S// THEN PRINT FIELD: TRANSLATION;C5;""// THEN PRINT FIELD: "THEN Autoverify: ";S// THEN PRINT FIELD: THEN AUTO-VERIFY STATUS;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "THEN Action: ";C1// THEN PRINT FIELD: THEN OTHER ACTION;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "THEN Operator Message: ";C1// THEN PRINT FIELD: THEN OPERATOR MESSAGE;X// THEN PRINT FIELD: "-------------------------------------------------";C1;S// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS, one record (the words MOD1 and MOD2 were vertically aligned): RULES FOR VERIFY LIST MAR 4,2005 11:22 PAGE 1 COMPONENTS Rule Name: ALB11 Test Name: ALBUMIN Status: ACTIVE Last modified: FEB 22,2005, by BADIAN,HUGH Components: 113 Instruments: MOD1 MOD2 Instr Type: HITACHI DP Current version of rule: IF ALBUMIN/(TOTAL PROTEIN-ALBUMIN) < 1 THEN Autoverify: NO THEN Action: HOLD THEN Operator Message: Check for clot. Repeat analysis for all tests. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you cut and paste the dialog for the report (sort and print templates) so we can see them? Michael Reach wrote: Hi! I've been having a problem with a Fileman print template. When one of the columns contains data from a multiple, which prints as a vertical list, the next column starts from the end of the multiple list, so it comes out looking like this: Smith Jun 3, 2000 573803111 MOD1 MOD2 MOD3 ACTIVE 71 Jones Jan 2, 2000 212392384 MOD1 INACTIVE 75 Note how ACTIVE and 71 are too low. Of course, I can just put the INSTRUMENTS column last on the right... Can someone explain why this would happen, and how to avoid it? Thanks, Michael Reach Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Multiples in print templates From: Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:33:06 -0500 To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Can you cut and paste the dialog for the report (sort and print templates) so we can see them? Michael Reach wrote: Hi! I've been having a problem with a Fileman print template. When one of the columns contains data from a multiple, which prints as a vertical list, the next column starts from the end of the multiple list, so it comes out looking like this: Smith      Jun 3, 2000       573803111         MOD1                                                               MOD2                                                               MOD3         ACTIVE       71 Jones       Jan 2, 2000      212392384         MOD1          INACTIVE   75 Note how ACTIVE and 71 are too low. Of course, I can just put the INSTRUMENTS column last on the right... Can someone explain why this would happen, and how to avoid it? Thanks, Michael Reach ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members   ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. 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