bitmap property on report

[Ken Tjia]

I would like to be able to insert my "bitmap" during the printing process

i put these codes in "ON PRINT INIT" event
in hope to be able to print a different bitmap depending on which user
start the print job, my bitmap is nothing more than a picture of a signature
of individual user.

I discover that, i am not able to change or force the report's bitmap
with these code.

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
appreciate your assistance...

Ken Tjia

dim pfile as c AS C
dim signature_data_path as c = alltrim(lookupc("f","a","signature_data_drive","parameter","pointer"))
pfile = alltrim(signature_data_path) + alltrim(user_data1) + ".bmp"
filename = alltrim(pfile)
purchase_order_cdn:Picture.bitmap.filename = filename

[MikeC]

Re: bitmap property on report

Ken,
I think the first thing is to see if it is something in your syntax, missing variable, etc before anything else--do this by hardcoding in the path in the latest part of your script and then, if working, works backwards doing the same until it breaks. IOW Narrow it down.

If it is a syntax or whathaveyou problem, your code is missing some things ("parameter", "Pointer", user_data1, etc.) which may have to be known by others in order to diagnose....along with "dim pfile as c AS C" which is the first time I have seen this and would think it is incorrect (shouldn't as c AS C just be as C ??).

[Ken Tjia]

Re: bitmap property on report

Hi Mike,
sorry for the extra "as c", but that is not the problem for sure.
i have been using ui_msg_box(filename,"")
amd i do see the patch clearly

"c:\log_signature\1001.bmp"

i just check again, the bitmap never changed
when i alter the user id = 1002

i remain getting 1001's signature or bitmap

[MikeC]

Re: bitmap property on report

Ken,
You have my guess above as to what to do. Unless others have other guesses on how to proceed, a sample database illustrating the problem with instructions would be the easiest by far (for me at least) to figure out the problem. If you happen to attach such a sample I would gladly check it out later on this afternoon (early am here now).

edit: it may very well be something that has to be done prior to the Report's OnPrintInit event.

[Ken Tjia]

Re: bitmap property on report

yes Mike,
thanks for the note, i have just now put a permananet bitmap
for example.. signature_x.bmp on the report

each time, before the report start, i copy the current user's signature over

filecopy(filename,signature_x)? forgot the proper syntax

it works, as long as no 2 users try to print around the same time,
the chance of one user replacing other's users's siganture

it works for this morning hi, will see why, i still would like to see the object's property changed

ken tjia