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    Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

    I would like to use a button on a form and execute a script to create personalized reports. Each report is saved in a corresponding client directory. I 'm using a filter to select the needed records and would like to send each report to the customer by mail.

    I'm not able to get it working. The script creates a report for the first record and mails the report to the customer. However the same report for the same customer and record is created and mailed over and over again. It doesn't fetch to the next record. What is missing in the script?


    Code:
    topparent.commit()
    
    tbl = table.current()
    tbl.fetch_first()
    while .not. tbl.fetch_eof()
    
    if isblank("adm_bezwaar->Bz_Uitsprk") then
    
    subject = alltrim(memo_bz->bz_C_OW_1)
    orgaan = alltrim(adm_bezwaar->Bz_client)
    number = alltrim(tbl.adm_nr)
    client = alltrim(tbl.clientname)
    base_path = "G:\clienten\\"
    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("bezwaarschrift", "PDF", query.filter, "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"brief"+SPACE(1) +orgaan+ SPACE(1) +subject+".pdf") 
    
    
    'Send an e- mail message using the Alpha Five e-mail clilent.
    if is_object(topparent.this) then 
    	form_name = topparent.name()+".this"
    else
    	form_name = ""
    end if
    Dim message_type as c 
    message_type = ""
    _to_var  = a5_eval_expression("=ADRESSEN_CLIENT->ADR_EMAIL",local_variables())
    '_to_var  = a5_eval_expression("=adressen->Adr_Email",local_variables())
    param_to = _to_var
    
    
    subject_var  = a5_eval_expression("=memo_bz->bz_C_Ow_1",local_variables())
    param_subject = subject_var
    param_cc = ""
    param_bcc = ""
    message_text = <<%a%
    Text text text.
    %a%
    param_message = message_text
    attachment_list = base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"brief"+SPACE(1)  +orgaan +SPACE(1) +subject+".pdf"
    
    param_attachments = alltrim(attachment_list)
    'Send the e-mail message directly - do not open the Alpha Five e-mail client
    send_result = email_send(param_to,param_subject,param_message,param_attachments,param_cc,param_bcc,.t.,message_type)
    if send_result = 1 then
    	ui_msg_box("Notice","E-mail message sent.",UI_INFORMATION_SYMBOL)
    else
    	ui_msg_box("Error","E-mail message was not sent.",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
    end if
    
    else
    
    end if
    
    tbl.fetch_next()
    end while

    #2
    Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

    I don't know. I would alway dim the pointer variable: dim tbl as p and the 'else' at the end is not necessary.
    Mike W
    __________________________
    "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"

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      #3
      Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

      You are using the pointer that the form uses. Open the table separately and don't conflict with the forms' view of the table.

      ie change

      tbl=table.current()
      to:
      tbl-table.open("<yourtable>")

      and add a tbl.close() after the end while
      Al Buchholz
      Bookwood Systems, LTD
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      Occam's Razor - KISS
      Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
      Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
      When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
      "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
      Albert Einstein

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        #4
        Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

        The script doesn't create a report and doesn't send mail when tbl = table.current() is changed to tbl = table.open("adm_bezwaar"). So I removed the tbl.close() at the end of the script!?

        By removing the part of the script that sends the email, the filter works fine and the specified reports are created (only the first report is created twice (overwritten)). By removing the script that creates the report, the filter works fine and the specified emails are created and send (only the first email is send twice). For some reason the filter doesn't work on both actions combined together in one script.

        Mike, Thanks for your comments. I read about the dim command in the help manual but I still don't understand what it's for. What could happen if you don't dim a pointer variable?

        Code:
        'script without email
        topparent.commit()
        
        dim tbl as P
        'tbl = table.open("adm")
        tbl = table.current()
        
        tbl.fetch_first()
        while .not. tbl.fetch_eof()
        
        if isblank("adm_bezwaar->Bz_Uitsprk") then
        
        subject = alltrim(memo_bz->bz_C_OW_1)
        orgaan = alltrim(adm_bezwaar->Bz_client)
        number = alltrim(tbl.adm_nr)
        client = alltrim(tbl.clientname)
        base_path = "G:\clienten\\"
        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("bezwaarschrift", "PDF", query.filter, "",base_path+dir_name+"\\"+"brief"+SPACE(1) +orgaan+ SPACE(1) +subject+".pdf") 
        
        end if
        
        tbl.fetch_next()
        end while
        
        'tbl.close()


        Code:
        'script without report
        topparent.commit()
        
        dim tbl as P
        tbl = table.current()
        
        tbl.fetch_first()
        while .not. tbl.fetch_eof()
        
        if isblank("adm_bezwaar->Bz_Uitsprk") then
        
        'Send an e- mail message using the Alpha Five e-mail clilent.
        if is_object(topparent.this) then 
        	form_name = topparent.name()+".this"
        else
        	form_name = ""
        end if
        Dim message_type as c 
        message_type = ""
        _to_var  = a5_eval_expression("=Adressen_Client->Adr_Email",local_variables())
        param_to = _to_var
        subject_var  =""
        param_subject = a5_eval_expression("=adm->Adm_Nr",local_variables())
        param_cc = ""
        param_bcc = ""
        message_text = <<%a%
        Text text text
        %a%
        param_message = message_text
        attachment_list = ""
        param_attachments = alltrim(attachment_list)
        
        
        'Send the e-mail message directly - do not open the Alpha Five e-mail client
        send_result = email_send(param_to,param_subject,param_message,param_attachments,param_cc,param_bcc,.t.,message_type)
        if send_result = 1 then
        	ui_msg_box("Notice","E-mail message sent.",UI_INFORMATION_SYMBOL)
        else
        	ui_msg_box("Error","E-mail message was not sent.",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        end if
        
        end if
        
        tbl.fetch_next()
        end while

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          #5
          Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

          I tested the script without the fetch commands and this works great. Meaning the report is created and mailed if the current record meets the filter criteria. There are no longer double created reports and emails. I will experiment to make the script work with the fetch function.

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            #6
            Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

            Hallo Werder,

            The way I read what you want to do is that you want to cycle through a table and produce a result whenever the IF isblank-condition is met?

            I would suggest to create a separate test-script and just use the report.saveas. Further take out the query filter and see what happens.

            BTW is looks like you are working on a "Roladministratie"?

            Regards,
            Jo Hulsen
            Dommel Valley Solutions
            The Netherlands

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              #7
              Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

              There is probably something wrong with my alpha five version 9 installation. The same script run's without problems on a fresh installed alpha five version 10 (trial). I posted a sample database. Maybe somebody wants to run the script and see if it runs without problems. In total five reports and five emails must be generated.

              Yes Jo, it's for my small law firm. Groeten ....

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                #8
                Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

                Werder,

                I installed the sample, had to set up the e-mail client and did a test under V10.
                It looks as if it works fine, once I created the base folder the other folders and content were created automatically in the script.
                The only thing is that I couldn't determine if the correct report (content)was created as they all contain "Test report".
                5 mails have been sent and returned due to incorrect mail address.

                I noticed that for each message a confirmation appeared on screen.

                Regards,
                Jo Hulsen
                Dommel Valley Solutions
                The Netherlands

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                  #9
                  Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

                  Also works fine in my V9 version (new browse)!
                  Jo Hulsen
                  Dommel Valley Solutions
                  The Netherlands

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                    #10
                    Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

                    Thanks Jo for testing the script in version 9 and 10. I will reinstall my version of Alpha Five.

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                      #11
                      Re: Mail report and fetch to next record using a filter

                      Downloaded and installed alpha five (version 9) and the script works great now! Thanks for the input.

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