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    script in xbasic

    I'm trying to write a script to create a report from a set. This report should ask you for a health care facility name, take that input and search the facility table. Then it should place that facility name and corresponding address info (from facility table)on the report as a heading. Then the chart field are filled in by tabulating data from my patient demographics table according to the facility name and region. There are 3 colums-facility data, regional data, and statewide data. If I get the facility name to be placed on the report it doesn't put the address or region. If I fiddle with the script I can get it to place the appropriate address and region on the report but not the facility name. Also if I input a misspelled facility name it should tell me "no such facility found". Sometimes this works and sometimes it just follows through all the functions and places the misspelled name on the report. I can send the scripts and any other info someone would need to help me but I'd rather do it through e-mail as it may get complicated. One of the programmers here sat with for 2 hours this morning and he can't figure out why it won't work. Thanks ahead of time for any help someone can give me.
    Mary
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    RE: script in xbasic

    Describe your set:

    Parent(Facility ?)
    ----child1 (regional info ?)
    ----child2 (other info ?)

    what do they contain, and what is the linking field
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      RE: script in xbasic

      Hi Mary,

      You're asking us to find a needle in 2 haystacks.

      >>This report should ask you for a health care facility name, take that input and search the facility table. Then it should place that facility name and corresponding address info (from facility table)on the report as a heading. >Then the chart field are filled in by tabulating data from my patient demographics table according to the facility name and region.>There are 3 colums-facility data, regional data, and statewide data.>If I get the facility name to be placed on the report it doesn't put the address or region. If I fiddle with the script I can get it to place the appropriate address and region on the report but not the facility name.>Also if I input a misspelled facility name it should tell me "no such facility found".>Sometimes this works and sometimes it just follows through all the functions and places the misspelled name on the report. I can send the scripts and any other info someone would need to help me but I'd rather do it through e-mail as it may get complicated.
      TYVM :) kenn

      Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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        RE: script in xbasic

        Mary, when I need to produce a filtered report such as you describe I approach it like this:

        1) design a report that contains the fields I need and one group break based on facility name or some other unique identifier. Set the 'order' to be based on the group break.
        Set the properties of the report layout so that the 'details' of the report will always be based on the Current Selection of Records. At this point I do not embed a filter in the properties of the report or its details...


        After step 1, if you run the report against the table it will show you all facilities, one right after the other.

        2) Once the report layout is working like I want I start playing with the table, experimenting with various queries or filters until I get just the ones (or the one) that I need. When the current view of the table is sufficiently focused, I run the report again. This time it should only contain facilities which are present in the current view of the table, and none other. once this is working I go to step 3


        3) I write a script which when run against the table will automatically query the table for the desired record or records. To that script I add statements which will call the report immediately after the query is run.


        Basically what I do is build the layout. Then build the desired query by hand. Then automate it.


        -- tom

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          RE: script in xbasic

          Spoken as only an expert can. Yes, Tom, I put you in that catagory along with several others on this board. I learn a lot by reading your (and others) posts even when it is a subject I'm not working on.

          Thanks for your participation.

          kenn
          TYVM :) kenn

          Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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            RE: script in xbasic

            Then it should place that facility name and corresponding address info (from facility table)on the report as a heading.

            Sound like you are trying to get the script to put data in the report. Instead, put the data on the report based on the fields in the table or set. Then use a query to select which record(s) is printed.

            An alternative to building a query as Tom suggested is to put the query filter and order right in the 'report.print()' command in Xbasic.

            :Layout Type.Print( Layout Name, [Filter expression], [Order expression] )
            -or-
            :Layout Type.Preview( Layout Name, [Filter expression], [Order expression])

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