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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

131.0. "report header problem" by TOMCAT::METCALF () Fri Sep 16 1988 13:12




    	I have a report which requires page-breaks on a change of sort field.
    	I am also trying to put a report header page on the same report.
    	It appears that the only way to get a report header page is to use
    	ON TABLE SUBHEAD.  When I use this, it prevents the rest of the
    	report from page-breaking on the sort field.   The PRINT statement
    	is in the format   PRINT fieldname1 fieldname2 ... 
    			   BY sortfield NOPRINT PAGE-BREAK

    	This problem occurs with and without the PAGE-BREAK option on the
    	ON TABLE statement.   The PAGE-BREAK on sortfield works fine if
    	I don't try to print a report header page first.



    	Is there a way around this?  Is there any other way to print a 
    	report header page?   Any help will be greatly appreciated.


    Linda Metcalf
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131.1One optionMASADA::CSCANLANDFri Sep 16 1988 13:3513
    
    If you just need a report header page (that is one page at the
    beginning of the file), you could do two table files - the first
    simply types the report header page and the second produces your
    report.  Since Focus appends subsequent reports to the bottom of
    the initial report (if you don't specify a different file), the
    header and the report will all be in the same file.
    
    If this isn't clear, give me a call at 223-5225.
    
    Cindy