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    create directory and save pdf

    I use the following script tot create a directory for each new record:


    tbl = table.current()
    number = alltrim(tbl.bz_adm_nr)
    client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)+" "
    dir_create_recurse("c:\clientfolders\\"+number+" "+client)
    (thanks Stan, http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ghlight=folder).

    What code do I need to save a report named �invoice1� to the corresponding directory? Can I use the same code to save a second report named �letter1� to the same directory? I don't know anything about xbasic. If needed I'm happy to give more info.
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    Re: create directory and save pdf

    I would go with something like

    Code:
    tbl = table.current()
number = alltrim(tbl.bz_adm_nr)
client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)+" "
base_path = "c:\clientfolders\\"
dir_name = number+" "+client
dir_create_recurse(base_path+dir_name)
report.saveas("your report name", "PDF", "", "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"your report name"+".pdf")
    Similar for a letter.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: create directory and save pdf

      Are you trying to save a pdf type file?

      I have a routine that saves reports as PDF's in one folder, but it could be easily modified to go to the created folder.

      Code:
      pdf_filename = "C:\Forecast\reports"+chr(92)+trim(tbl.location)+"_Pavement_forcast.pdf"
		if file_exists(pdf_filename)
			file_remove(pdf_filename)
		end if
		filt1 = "location="+quote(trim(tbl.Location))
		query.filter = filt1
		query.order = ""
		report.SaveAs("Condition Letters","PDF",query.filter,query.order,pdf_filename)
      Wehre I have
      Code:
      pdf_filename = "C:\Forecast\reports"+chr(92)+trim(tbl.location)+"_Pavement_forcast.pdf"
      you should put your created folder name+file name


      Tom
      Last edited by Tom Henkel; 11-24-2009, 06:03 PM. Reason: sorry, Stan, you beat me to it.

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        #4
        Re: create directory and save pdf

        Stan I tried your solution but received an error message. I don't know what I'm doing wrong?

        tbl = table.current()
        number = alltrim(tbl.bz_adm_nr)
        client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)+" "
        base_path = "c:\clientfolders\\"
        dir_name = number+" "+client
        dir_create_recurse(base_path+dir_name)
        report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", "", "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")

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          #5
          Re: create directory and save pdf

          This didn't seem right when I looked at your code...

          client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)+" "

          Not sure the purpose of the +" " and that might be a problem when referencing a directory.

          Change it to

          client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)

          and see what happens.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: create directory and save pdf

            The error message is gone, great. One more question. The script produces one pdf of all records in the database. I only need the current record. How can this be realized?

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              #7
              Re: create directory and save pdf

              report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", "filter", "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")

              Just need to insert a filter expression which chooses which record(s) to include.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                Re: create directory and save pdf

                I generated this code with action script. It saves the current record in the main alpha five directory:
                record_number = current_record_number()
                query.filter = "recno() = " + record_number
                query.order = ""

                :Report.Archive("procedure beroep",query.filter,query.order)


                I don't know how to combine your code with the action script code. I tried for example:
                tbl = table.current()
                number = alltrim(tbl.bz_adm_nr)
                client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)
                base_path = "c:\clientfolders\\"
                dir_name = number+" "+client
                dir_create_recurse(base_path+dir_name)

                record_number = current_record_number()
                query.filter = "recno() = " + record_number
                query.order = ""

                report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", "filter", "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")

                It probably makes no sense at all. It's because xbasic is like Japanese to me. It generates the error message: invalid report filter expression: 'filter'.

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                  #9
                  Re: create directory and save pdf

                  Since you are writing the filter externally to the report save as and storing it in the query.filter variable...

                  report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", query.filter, "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")

                  In your attempt there actually is no "filter" variable to reference and it shouldn't be quoted anyway. What I was suggesting would have looked like

                  report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", "recno() = " + record_number, "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    Re: create directory and save pdf

                    Thanks for the script Stan! It works. Yes! The complete script is:

                    tbl = table.current()
                    number = alltrim(tbl.bz_adm_nr)
                    client = alltrim(tbl.bz_client)
                    base_path = "c:\clientfolders\\"
                    dir_name = number+" "+client
                    dir_create_recurse(base_path+dir_name)

                    record_number = current_record_number()
                    query.filter = "recno() = " + record_number
                    query.order = ""

                    report.saveas("procedure", "PDF", query.filter, "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"procedure"+".pdf")

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