| 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 |
I'm having a problem using direct operators in a heading for my report.
MAX., MIN., LST. are not working how I think they are supposed to.
In my report heading I want to print the Highest Ship Date on the
report (MAX.SHP_DT), but it doesn't seem to work.
TABLE FILE SHIPMENTS
HEADING
"REPORTING OF SHIPMENTS THROUGH <MAX.SHP_DT>"
PRINT PART_NO QTY_SHP SHP_DT
END
What I end up getting is the SHP_DT for the first record on each page
is printed in the heading. This is what I would get by default by
just saying <SHP_DT>. If I use the <MAX.SHP_DT> in a non-tabular
format ( no detail lines printed ) it works but not in a heading on
a detail report. Has anyone else had this problem ? I could swear
I've done this type of thing before ( but the mind goes first ), maybe
a bug with newer versions ??
It says on page 2-146 of the manual ....
"You can use ANY prefix operator in a heading or footing to perform
specific operations." Seems like it's supposed to work. The example
listed using MIN. & MAX. does not print detail lines however ;-).
I have a workaround to get the right data into the headings now, just
wanted to see if I'm alone in this problem .
Sharon
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 498.1 | It DOES work, honest ! | RDGE61::KEEGANP | ungry of 'orsham | Fri Mar 06 1992 03:06 | 14 |
Hi, Sharon,
After last Summer's embarrassment I did hesitate, but here goes !...
TABLE FILE SHIPMENTS
HEADING
"REPORTING OF SHIPMENTS THROUGH <MAX.SHP_DT>"
>>> SUM MAX.SHP_DT NOPRINT
PRINT PART_NO QTY_SHP SHP_DT
END
regards,
Paul K
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| 498.2 | Extra sum works | KAHALA::FOREMAN | Nothings Impossible, you just run out of time | Thu Mar 12 1992 10:20 | 10 |
Paul,
What you suggest does work, which is what I did in my workaround. It
just seems to me that the documentation suggests that it is supposed
to work without the added sum/noprint statement. In my humble opinion
its either a bug in the software or the documentation. Point
fingers towards favorite target here .... ;-)
Sharon
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