Bob, There was a bug in early versions where if the total fell at the page break (I think... it has something to do w/ the page break <g>) the sum would be incorrect. I haven't tested 6.5 to see if it still holds true.
Ben On 19 Feb 2004 at 8:45, Thompson Technology Consultants wrote: > Would someone please verify my logic in regards to a report problem > > I have created a detail report and a summary report. The detail report > lists individual transactions by department and grouped by type. > The summary report shows only the department totals. > > To create the summary report, I simply took the detail report and > made the detail lines invisible. When running the report it looks > fine, just the way I want it to. > > However, using the exact same where / order by clause, the detail report > will occasionally give a different department total than the summary report. > For example, the reports show department totals for 15 departments. > On the detail report, 3 departments show a different total than on > the summary report. Again the only difference between the two reports > is making the detail lines invisible. > > Has any one experienced this and is it not a valid method to produce > a summary report by making detail lines invisible? > > Thank you, > -Bob > > > > Thompson Technology Consultants > 276 Chippewa > LaPorte, IN 46350 > 219-324-2605 (Phone & Fax) > 219-363-7441 (Cell) > http://ttc.inc.home.comcast.net >
