Doug,

I'm talking in general here so I hope it helps.
In the report header I would use a DB-Calc to calulate the total for the 
report and set it to look ahead.
Then in the breaks I would place another DB-Calc to calculate the break.
In the break, use a GETPROPERTY command to get your 2 totals.
Calculate your percentage in the break and display it using a Static Text or 
a Variable.

Jan
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List)
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:22:28 -0500
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Using SUM OF in two page report


OK, I spoke too soon.  I'm still not able to use Report Footer totals in 
Break point calculations
I'm using DBCalcs for summing and have no expressions defined; per 
Razzak's suggestions, I've predefined all variables and set them to null.
Using the SubTotalsAndTotals report as an example, how would I set up 
that report to use the Grand Total to, let's say, calculate each 
customer's Sub-Total as a percentage of the Grand Total? 
Is there an example in RRYB14 of using a report footer total in break 
point calculations?  (I think I went through all the reports and didn't 
find one but I could easily have missed it).

TIA
Doug

Doug Hamilton wrote:
> Perfect timing, Les.  I'm trying to do the same thing - I'm using 
> DBCalc in a report footer to sum miles & gallons, the using those totals
> to do some calculations in a break footer above but I couldn't get it 
> to work - even set for two passes, the totals weren't showing above..
> Then I found the trick after studying the SalesSumAndSubTot report in 
> RRBYW14.
> Place the DBCalcs in the HEADER and use the GETPROPERTY to snag the 
> values in a Before Generate EEP in the RH.  Not sure if that's the 
> most correct way but its working.
>
> I was muckin' around with the Pass setting and Lookahead but they're 
> unnecessary.  I changed the Two Pass (Report|PassSetting) to One.  I 
> thought Lookahead was needed but apparently not (in this case).
>
> I'm gonna keep pluggin' away but wanted to get this out hoping it will 
> help you.
> Doug
>
> Les Stark wrote:
>> I tried calculating it in report footer, page footer, detail, etc,   
>> .... nothing worked and I cannot use the dbcalc because this variable 
>> is used as part of another variable in a calculation. 
>
>
>

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