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Wayne, I believe by "we got from Iatric", you mean a report you have written yourself based on the technique shown in our MUSE Tips and Tricks seminar in 1999. The technique was to divert all the output that would go to the printer into an saf, so that you can do a search and replace to insert the final page count into each page header, then divert the output back out to a printer. I expect that your basic problem is due to a feature of NPR report writer introduced several releases ago. When you add a custom sort, or rearrange the sorts of a report, a report then goes into a two step, (A) compile/build temp index and then (B) loop on temp index and print process. To avoid holding on to a printer during the compile for these "two step" reports (where you see the "Number of Records Sorted" message), Meditech changed the translator so that the NPR report reopens ! to the output device when a report has a temp file, after the temp file is built, but before printing. This avoiding the problem of a report with a lengthy compile keeping the printer "busy" during the selection of records. Somehow this twist in the way output is done is breaking our trick of diverting data to your own saf, then reprocessing it, then sending the data back out to the printer. I expect that something about the new way of opening the printer at a later stage in the report execution is causing the output to be lost. An added twist that you need to deal with is that Meditech also will reallocate a new saf PER PAGE when you are spooling. This is to support Print Preview. I expect that when Joel demonstrated the 1999 tip, he would have mentioned that it will not work when the user spools the output. You've asked for my help separately on this report so I will take a look and see if the technique can work in a report with a temp sort. Joe Cocuzzo Vice President NPR Services Iatric Systems, Inc. Phone/Fax: (978) 805-4115 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.iatric.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Wayne Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] problem with Page x of y in NPR report All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== I am working on a report that's printing in the header page x of y using the code we got from Iatric. The problem seems to be the sort. If I stick with the default sort, page x of y works fine. If I alter the sort the way the users want it, the report will not print to the printer at all. Meditech acts like it's printing, but nothing comes out of the printer. Suggestions? Thanks, Wayne Kern St. Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD The information in this communication is confidential and private and intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this communication in error, please destroy it and inform us of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
