X of Y

[Christopher Yerry]

>> The most annoying problem I have is getting "page x
>> of y pages" working on a filepro report . Filepro
>>5.0.14 windows XP. Every  thought I have works 
>> 90%.
>> Does some one have a way of making this work 100%
>> of the time? Thanks
>> Gary

here is an ugly solution but it will always work

1- Print your report to a file (fileproReport.txt) 

2- Create a ms word(r) program to read the file VB 
   Script and place it in a template that has page 
   number in the header / trailer. If you read the 
   page breaks(ASCII 12)you can keep your headings.
   (Use vb script to open the file and add it or 
    just do a merge on the whole page)

3- Have your Menu script first run your report then
   run the word doc (shut off the safety on the word 
   doc or it will always ask the annoying "Do you 
   want to run the macro" Question

We have Word just read the filepro tables (read the
map, Open the index lookup the records get the
displacements do the lookups (key - data). 

We are a MS Shop here so I am a little opinionated - I
am sure there are lots of other word processors that
will do the same - as well as using Crystal / MS
Reports / Monarch (awesome program have been very
impressed with this utility .. used to make fun of it)

My contentious comment:
There is no reason page x of y is not in filepro this
is 2005 not 1977. -- I like filepro have used it for
15 years (gasp), just wish they would make some Major
(non hacky)improvements.

Christopher Yerry
Pres CM Software
Minneapolis / St Paul
715/441.6175



		
__________________________________ 
Yahoo! Music Unlimited 
Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.
http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/