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    Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

    When running a report that yields more that 1 page, upon SENDING the report as an email attachment, the Alpha PDF tool, or any format you choose when attaching the report, creates only the first page. It does not matter what format you choose: Word, Excel, PDF, Rich Format, or text. I can not find any Alpha setting that can make this a multipage attachment. Has anyone seen this issue?
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    Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

    See from Help
    The UI_GET_FILES_MULTIPLE() function prompts for filenames. Allows user to select multiple filenames.
    This Function will get the many files.

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      #3
      Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

      Maybe I need to be more specific. I am using Alpha Anywhere v12.3 build 2999. I will run a report that populates 5 pages. If I print the report, I get 5 pages printed. If I choose to use FILE | SEND from the top menu, and choose any option from the popup window (ie PDF), the PDF file will be created by Alpha and attached to a blank email. If you open the attachment, it will have only 1 page. This problem has nothing to do with selecting multiple files.

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        #4
        Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

        John,

        I think you have the page_1 to page_5 as single page then you need to combine those pages into one pdf_page_Single.

        Either using PDF or A5's PDF command. You have to make the 5 pages into one page attachment.

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          Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

          He has said he has a single report. That single report may have any number of pages depending on the number of records selected.

          His issue is that when that single report is sent as any of the various file types only the first page is generated/created in the single output file.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

            Stan, That's right.
            If I wanted to generate the report and use a PDF writer outside of Alpha (like doPDF etc) I could, then save that newly generated PDF to a folder. Then start a new email and attach the new report. But that's silly, because the 'send' feature is built into Alpha as well as the pdf generator. Staying in Alpha, I could do everything in a couple of clicks. Except it looks like the generator does not work properly.

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              #7
              Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

              I just tried it in v4.3.2 4119-4825 and it works fine. Perhaps you have found a bug in that version.
              Robin

              Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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                #8
                Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

                Robin - Thanks for trying to duplicate the problem. Are you actually using Version 4? Is that an early windows version?
                John

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                  #9
                  Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

                  No, since this is the forum for ver 12, that would be v12.4.3.2 to be more precise...
                  Robin

                  Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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                    #10
                    Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

                    I guess I need to eliminate my machine, and try this on another PC in the this office.

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                      #11
                      Re: Sending a report via email creates and attaches only page 1 of a report

                      Nice to report all is working. I am going to suspect the last windows update. Had a new update over the weekend. Alpha send is now producing all of the pages for the selected report. Thanks for all your support, folks.

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