One other option is to create a generic report table, if that will work in this scenario. Then you push all your report data into that table, using selected columns as break headers to start new pages or new sub-sections, then create just one report on that table, outputting to one file.
Sami -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Bentley Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 5:30 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: conversion of a report printing process Patti, You might also check out the Sub-Report feature of the Report Writer. Jim Bentley --- patti jakusz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you. I was hoping there was some undocumented syntax > that would work. > Patti > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [RBASE-L] - RE: conversion of a report printing processDate: > Fri, 2 May 2008 14:33:20 -0500 > > > > > > > > Patti - > > Typically the client also has to own a copy but I would > contact RBTI sales and see what they say. > > Sami > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of patti jakuszSent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:19 PMTo: RBASE-L > Mailing ListSubject: [RBASE-L] - RE: conversion of a report > printing process > > Is this the sort of product where I (as the developer) can buy > it and pass on the capabilities to my clients, or do my > clients each have to buy it if they do this type of > processing.Patti > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [RBASE-L] - RE: conversion of a report printing processDate: > Fri, 2 May 2008 14:12:58 -0500 > > Patti - > > Many of us faced this problem years ago when we converted from > R:BASE for DOS to R:BASE for Windows. > > One solution, if you can work with PDF documents rather than a > TXT file, is to purchase an R:BASE Add-on called R:PDFMerge. > It's relatively inexpensive and makes it easy to combine > multiple reports into one master document. You can get more > info at < http://www.rpdfmerge.com/>. > > Sami > ____________________________ > Sami Aaron > Software Management Specialists > 913-915-1971 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of patti jakuszSent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:53 PMTo: RBASE-L > Mailing ListSubject: [RBASE-L] - conversion of a report > printing process > > Hi all, I'm converting from Rbase for Dos 6.1 and I'm having > trouble duplicating a printing process. We were required to > duplicate some existing reports for the state and really the > only way I could do it was to process data, print to file, > process data, append to file, process, append, etc. My code > looked something like this: (Fetch and misc select counts and > other code) output filename.txt print ReportName1 output > screen (misc select counts and other code) output filename.txt > APPEND print ReportName2 output screen (New Fetch and misc > select counts and other code) output filename.txt APPEND print > ReportName1 output screen (misc select counts and other code) > output filename.txt APPEND print ReportName2 output screen and > so on... Now with the new Print Command syntax, I can't seem > to append to the file I'm building. These reports end up > being anywhere from 200 pages to 1000 pages. Can anyone tell > me how to keep appending to my file instead of writing over > it? Thanks,Patti > > > > Get Free (PRODUCT) REDT Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics > Check it out! > > > > > Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. IM > anytime you're online. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get Free (PRODUCT) REDT Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics > http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --- RBASE-L ================================================ TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [email protected] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In the message body, place any text to search for. ================================================
