It is obvious that I do not understand how to use sub reports since I
keep asking questions on them.
I have read the Help and also the document "Understanding Sub reports".
I have also looked at the examples in the RRBYW14 (I use 7.6).
All the reports there are based on the detail section of the master
report.
I believe I need to base mine on a field footer.
I still do not understand how they work.
My questions are many but I will try to get some answers for just a few
at this time:
1) Can you put a sub report in the master report Footer that is
based on a field?
The document states:
Is the summary band mentioned above a footer based on a
field or is it talking just about the report footer?
I've tried placing a sub report in a field footer, but
nothing ever prints.
I either get nothing at all or blank pages.
2) The document seems to indicate you can print the sub report
like it is its own report.
Once again I tried setting it up that way but nothing prints.
I am completely baffled on how to set up sub reports.
My goal is to have a packing list print based on our order number.
If a packing list has an item (model) that needs an extra packing list,
that is when I want the sub report to print.
In other words the extra packing list is based on a model within an
order, not just the order itself.
If I could get this to work, I could then have instructions that are
based on the model and any drawings also placed in sub reports.
I am trying to consolidate up to four reports into one report with sub
reports, the sub reports printing as needed.
James Belisle
