Report Printing Each Record on Separate Page

[Ken Cole]

Stanley,

Did you maybe define this as a form and not a report?

Ken

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Stanley - stanlyn-com
<stanley at stanlyn.com> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
>>> So don't give filePro any sort information.
> In the beginning, I didn't...  I started adding the sort stuff in an attempt
> to get more records on a page.  I can do without the sort stuff.  The same
> applies to the "f" and the "x" parameters, as I don't need them...
>
>>> Except for @T4, all of those will *not* print in record number order.
>>> (Unless every record was updated on the same date, or last update [or
> created by] the same person.)
> With no sorting set, I would expect them to print in record/natural order
> using only the records that matched the selection criteria.  Am I thinking
> correctly here?
>
>>> The "f" will force a page break.
> Yes, I know.
>
>>> You say you don't need to have it sorted, so don't.  Leave the sort
> information blank.
> I originally left it blank, and I only get one record per page, then I
> started messing with the sort stuff, again I don't need it.
>
>>> And, what you mean by the order they were "created or updated"?  If I
> create records A, B, and C, and then update B, what order do you want?
> A,C,B in your example.
>
>>> If you are only getting one record per page, then you have done something
> to tell filePro to do so.
> The only places I know that controls this is "the sort" screen and "page"
> commands in processing.
>
>>> What is the exact sort information you currently have?
> None, and still only printing one record per page.
>
>>> Do you have any PAGE commands in processing?
> No.
>
> Thanks, Stanley
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 5:43 PM
> To: Stanley - stanlyn-com
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Report Printing Each Record on Separate Page
>
> On 4/9/2012 4:46 PM, Stanley - stanlyn-com wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Using FilePro Sco Unix 5.0.14d4, I need the report (which was the
>> option 1,
>> Report) to print more than one record per page.
>
> Unless you tell filePro otherwise, it will print as many records on a page
> as will fit.
>
>> There is no sorted needed
>> as they need to flow in natural/record # order.
>
> So don't give filePro any sort information.
>
>> I have tried using the @u4,
>> @t4, @ub, and @cb fields separately
>
> Except for @T4, all of those will *not* print in record number order.
> (Unless every record was updated on the same date, or last update [or
> created by] the same person.)
>
>>  to create a sort on that with both an "x" and an "f" in an attempt to
>> get more than one record per page.
>
> The "f" will force a page break.
>
>> I was
>> thinking it had something to do with the sort and should be pretty
>> straight forward, but I guess not.
>
> You say you don't need to have it sorted, so don't.  Leave the sort
> information blank.
>
>> I'm needing to print a report for a specific user on a specific day in
>> the order they were created or updated.
>
> In that case, you *do* need a specific sort order.  However, unless you have
> a field containing an incrementing value, there is no guarantee that all the
> records will come in the order you want.
>
> And, what you you mean by the order they were "created or updated"?  If I
> create records A, B, and C, and then update B, what order do you want?
>
>> This is
>> somewhat like an audit of a users work.  I have everything working
>> except it wants to print only a single record per page thereby wasting
> paper.
>
> If you are only getting one record per page, then you have done something to
> tell filePro to do so.
>
> What is the exact sort information you currently have?
>
> Do you have any PAGE commands in processing?
>
> --
> Kenneth Brody
>
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