Missing line

[Jose Lerebours]

A very long time ago, I came across a similar situation where a report 
kept skipping a record or producing some odd thing ... it turned out 
that the automatic process was performing a lookup - as a "condition" 
was met by one record .

Often, just looking at the "output processing" one cannot find the root 
cause since it is else where ... and you normally do not even think it 
may be relevant.

I think it has been mentioned that when asking questions like this, the 
menu command be included so that all of us can ask questions possibly 
relevant to the command (ie.: -v -y -r -anything )



On 08/02/2016 04:07 PM, Bruce Easton via Filepro-list wrote:
> "Simple report output"
>
> Considering my unanswered question a while ago, and then Jose's, I'm 
> not sure what you mean by that.
>
> Please, in addition to answering Ken's questions, please confirm 
> ***that, for the line on the format where data doesn't show for the 
> record, you are NOT using dummy fields***.
>
> Because if you are using dummy fields (arrays or not), the problem 
> then may involve processing to include auto/output processing (and can 
> be an issue that is logic and/or data related).
>
> On 8/2/16 3:35 PM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list wrote:
>> OK, so the next things are
>>
>> Q. are you using indexes?
>> Q. are you using selection table?
>>
>> If using any of these, is the record shown in IUA using the same 
>> index/selection table?
>>
>> If using index and it "does not find" the record in IUA, try 
>> rebuilding the index.
>>
>>
>> On 08/02/2016 03:32 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>>> Jose,
>>>
>>> You are over thinking.
>>>
>>> Simple report output.
>>>
>>> Sort 1 - primary break 4 digit #
>>> Sort 2 - member # break 2 aging printed at this break. Totals held 
>>> in dummy fields. No arrays.
>>>
>>> After the missing first record everything prints properly
>>>
>>> Richard
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list 
>>>> <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> One thing comes to mind ... Say if you have an form where output is 
>>>> done via use of dummy variables such as
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *aa    *ab    *ac   *ad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and these are in turn associated or populated by use of an array 
>>>> like output(280,*):aa or similar - The values are populated by 
>>>> another dummy variable like ln(2,.0) ( output(ln)="  " ... ) so, if 
>>>> counter is set at wrong level, you can have the problem you 
>>>> describe, especially so if the counter is conditionally set.
>>>>
>>>> Also, if you are printing a detail or summary type of form may have 
>>>> an effect since the missing record may or not trigger a break on 
>>>> your report thus not printing at all.
>>>>
>>>> A snapshot of what the form looks like (as defined) may help but 
>>>> then again, tough to do via list.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jose
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 08/02/2016 02:28 PM, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:
>>>>> Just the first record for some of these codes not all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8/1/2016 2:06 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>>>>>>> A report which breaks on a code number doesn't print the first 
>>>>>>> record selected for that code.
>>>>>> It doesn't print the first record for every code, or just for the 
>>>>>> first code?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is an A/R report and it happens for the same code but 
>>>>>>> different person.
>>>>>> So it works for some people, but not others?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is no print command in the code as all other records print.
>>>>>> The fact that the other records print does not preclude the 
>>>>>> existence of a "print" command.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any suggestions as to what to look for?
>>>>>> I would start by verifying that there is, in fact, no "print".  
>>>>>> (And if there is, figure out why the first record doesn't execute 
>>>>>> it.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Kenneth Brody
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