Hi Javier I should have said that this pagemode report is "printed" to a text file.
I will try the length limits on Mon when I get back to that computer. Still strange that this code has worked for many, many months without a hitch. Maybe it was because of Halloween? Thanks Marc --- Javier Valencia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having used PAGEMODE in the past I have a few > suggestions. You can add > length limits to all your variables such as you have > on line 6 of you code, > use UISNG to format all your fields as it appears > that some of your fields > are not printing with the right justification. Last, > make sure that your > printer (and report) is setup to use a > non-proportional font (Courier) , I > have notice that proportional fonts tend to overlap > when printed to a file > from Windows, I would try this first. > I hope this information is of help, as I do not know > of any one else that > uses PAGEMODE. > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 > Olathe, KS 66062-4571 > (913)829-0888 > (913)649-2904 FAX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-rbase-l@;sonetmail.com]On > Behalf Of marc schluter > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 6:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Pagemode problem > > Hi all > > I have this pagemode report and it has been working > great for over a year. We switched to XP pro months > ago and the report has worked great 3 times in xp > (we > only run this report every 2 wks). > > Today some of the fields are overlapping each other > in > the "detail" section of the report. I can't figure > out why. I have reloaded the data base, found an > old > copy of the pagemode file and tried it, still no > luck. > > I was told to try putting the line setting after > setting pagemode on, that didn't help either. > > This is the section of the pagemode file that is > messing up. > > > WRITE .vtrdate AT &vline,2 > WRITE .vtrdate AT &vline,11 > WRITE .vpos AT &vline,20 > WRITE .vtos AT &vline,23 > WRITE .vcptcode AT &vline,27 > WRITE .vservice=7 AT &vline,36 > WRITE .vdigch AT &vline,44 > WRITE .vchprice AT &vline,53 USING '[>]$9,999.00' > WRITE .vcptunits AT &vline,64 > > This is what the detail part of the report looks > like. > 10/07/02 10/07/02 721Xray BO SA 1 $80.00 D > > 10/07/02 10/07/02 989CMT 1 $40.00 A > > 10/07/02 10/07/02 970Elec sc St 1 $25.00 A > > 10/09/02 10/09/02 989CMT 1 $40.00 A > > 10/09/02 10/09/02 970Elec sc St 1 $25.00 A > > 10/15/02 10/15/02 989CMT 1 $40.00 A > > You can see the middle cols are over lapping. > > This is what it should look like/ > 01/09/99 01/09/99 11 98925 OMT 1-2 $45.00 > 1SP > > 01/09/99 01/09/99 11 D 72040 Xray Ce $60.00 > 1SP > > 01/09/99 01/09/99 11 A 97024 Diather $20.00 > 1SP > > 01/11/99 01/11/99 11 A 98940 CMT 1 R $35.00 > 1SP > > 01/11/99 01/11/99 11 A 97024 Diather $20.00 > 1SP > > 01/15/99 01/15/99 11 A 97010 Hot Pac $20.00 > 1SP > > Any suggestions would be appreciated > Marc > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO > rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE > rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO > rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE > rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
