summary sheets from temp file

[scooter6 at gmail.com]

Ken,

Here is what my output processing looks, with sort on client number (4
characters and subtotal) and then full account number
Everything works great except the 'starting (lowest)' number - that is
coming out blank

:1="":end::gP*P|VW_L&4foSDs:
@sbrk1::aa(4,#)=mid(3,"6","4")  'this is the lowest number:
@wbrk1::ab(4,#)=mid(3,"6","4") 'this is the highest number:
::lookup cli=client  k=1   i=A -nx:
::ac(30,uplow)=cli(2) ' this grabs the name of the client:
::end:

My simple output on form just looks like this:

Client Number:  *1

Client Name   :  *ac

Starting #        :  *aa

Ending #         :  *ab

Total Records :  *@rs


Any idea why 'aa' starting number is coming back blank?

thanks

Scott




On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:51 AM, scooter6 at gmail.com <scooter6 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Ken - I'll give that a shot
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/2/2014 11:18 AM, scooter6 at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> A little stumped here
>>> I have a temp file we put records in during day....and I'd like to print
>>> a
>>> summary 'cover sheet' nightly based on what is in this file
>>>
>>> So I have records that will look like this (all based on client number,
>>> which is first 4 numbers of our 'Account Number')
>>>
>>> 2435-0001        John Smith
>>> 2435-0002        Jane Doe
>>> 3194-0143        John Consumer
>>> 3194-0144         Billy Carter
>>> 3194-0145         Ronald Reagan
>>> 5498-0254         George Bush
>>> 5498-0255         Bill Clinton
>>>
>>> So, at night, I want to print 3 'CoverSheets' (one for each unique client
>>> number: 2435, 3194 & 5498)
>>>
>>> The CoverSheet report will basically say:
>>>
>>> Client Number:    2435
>>> Client Name    :   *aa  (this will lookup the client file using 2435 and
>>> grab the client name)
>>> # of Records    :   2     (this should count 2435-0001 & 2435-0002 and
>>> total unique records)
>>> Starting acct     :  0001  (lowest 'acct' for 2435)
>>> Ending acct      :  0002   (highest 'acct' for 2435)
>>>
>> [...]
>>
>> There are several ways I see to do this.  Here is one method:
>>
>> Sort on the first 4 digits of the client number (ie: "2345", "3194",
>> "5498"), with a subtotal break, followed by the entire 9-digit number.
>>  This way, while you break on the 4-digit client number, it will also be
>> sorted by account number.
>>
>> Using @SBRK1, save the first (ie: "lowest") account number for that
>> client, using MID.
>>
>> Within @WBRK1, grab the account number, which will be the "highest"
>> number for that client.  Then, @RS will be the number of records for that
>> account.
>>
>> You now have "# of records" (@RS), "starting acct" (saved in @SBRK1), and
>> "ending acct" (the "current" account number, while in @WBRK1).
>>
>> --
>> Kenneth Brody
>>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/filepro-list/attachments/20140714/bd416665/attachment.html