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    Print and retrun to the next parameter string

    Please see below for an xbasic code that I have designed to print my reports.

    I have check boxes that I use to select each account number that I call "depcomb". What I want to do is this, since I am printing in a duplex format I want each account that I checked to print and return to the previous state and then fetch the next checked "depcomb" and print, kind of a print and return.

    I want it this way because if I dont do like this, I will have to check the checkboxes one after and print after each checked box is finished printing. Time consuming indeed. Could someone please help me to automate this?

    ==============================================
    'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.

    filter = " (Depcomb = [varCMulti->prms.Parameter1] )"
    get_parameters_string = <<%string%
    Parameter1|Depcomb|Character|Check Box-List Box|000000|=table.external_record_content_get("lkupdpt","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")
    %string%
    ok_label = "&OK"
    cancel_label = "&Cancel"
    dialog_title = "Parameters"

    'Prompt for parameter values. Store results in a 'dot' variable called 'prms'
    dim prms as p
    prms = ui_get_parameters(dialog_title,get_parameters_string,ok_label,cancel_label)

    if prms.last_button_pressed = "OK" then
    'Replace parameters in the filter with actual values
    query.filter = replace_parameters(filter,local_variables())

    query.order = ""
    else
    end
    end if
    'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
    prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
    If prompt_result = "Print" then

    :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)

    Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then
    :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
    End if


    ===========================================

    Thanks
    Last edited by kdankwah; 12-17-2007, 04:52 PM.

    #2
    Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

    Your code seems to be that revealed by viewing the xbasic behind several action scripts.

    Is it your intention and belief that when the code gets to

    prms = ui_get_parameters(dialog_title,get_parameters_string,ok_label,cancel_label)
    if prms.last_button_pressed = "OK" then

    that the prms variable holds a list of Depcomb values representing records to be printed? If so, since ui_get_parameters() is an internal function whose workings are somewhat obscure, insert a line

    ui_msg_box("",""+prms)

    so we can see how to proceed. I assume you will see a comma separated list but am unsure. The code to "wrap around" the following print portion will depend on the structure of the prms variable.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

      I am getting an "argument is incorrect data type" when I insert the line with the code you gave. Do you know of any other way I can do this? I can do with a prompt to insert the accout number (depcomb) and then print.

      Thanks

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        #4
        Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

        The portion that does the printing is, of course

        Code:
        query.filter = replace_parameters(filter,local_variables())
        
        query.order = ""
        'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
        prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
        If prompt_result = "Print" then
        
        :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
        
        Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then 
        :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
        End if
        Suppose you had a comma separated list of depcomb values (character data type) in a character variable named dep_list.


        Code:
        rpt_count = w_count(dep_list,",") 'count the number of depcombs to print
        for i = 1 to rpt_count
        query.filter = "depcomb = "+quote(word(dep_list,i,","))
        query.order = ""
        'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
        prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
        If prompt_result = "Print" then
        
        :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
        
        Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then 
        :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
        End if
        next i
        should step through the list printing/previewing the report for each value.
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

          I have the dpt_list as a table does that make any difference? Its a character type field.

          Thanks

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            #6
            Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

            table.external_record_content_get("lkupdpt","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")

            returns a crlf() delimited list of all depcomb values in the lkupdpt table

            Code:
            dep_list = table.external_record_content_get("lkupdpt","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")
            
            rpt_count = w_count(dep_list,crlf()) 'count the number of depcombs to print
            for i = 1 to rpt_count
            query.filter = "depcomb = "+quote(word(dep_list,i,crlf()))
            query.order = ""
            'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
            prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
            If prompt_result = "Print" then
            
            :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
            
            Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then 
            :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
            End if
            next i

            should step through all the records offering a chance to print/preview.
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

              Hey Stan,

              I cant thank you enough, but as it is now, the check box section is running and when I check the boxes it runs all the accounts that I have checked before it goes into the parameter loop and do the same printing looking at the lkupt table.

              How do I do away with the check boxes? I tried commenting that portion out but it gives me errors, other than that everything works as nice and dandy.



              Thanks once again.

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                #8
                Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

                What does your code look like now and do I understand you want it to do what it does now but remove the checkboxes only?
                There can be only one.

                Comment


                  #9
                  Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

                  'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.

                  filter = " (Depcomb = [varCMulti->prms.Parameter1] )"
                  get_parameters_string = <<%string%
                  Parameter1|Depcomb|Character|Check Box-List Box|000000|=table.external_record_content_get("dpt_list","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")
                  %string%
                  ok_label = "&OK"
                  cancel_label = "&Cancel"
                  dialog_title = "Parameters"

                  'Prompt for parameter values. Store results in a 'dot' variable called 'prms'
                  dim prms as p
                  prms = ui_get_parameters(dialog_title,get_parameters_string,ok_label,cancel_label)

                  if prms.last_button_pressed = "OK" then
                  'Replace parameters in the filter with actual values
                  query.filter = replace_parameters(filter,local_variables())

                  query.order = ""
                  else
                  end
                  end if
                  'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
                  prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
                  If prompt_result = "Print" then

                  :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)

                  Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then
                  :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
                  End if

                  dep_list = table.external_record_content_get("dpt_list","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")

                  rpt_count = w_count(dep_list,crlf()) 'count the number of depcombs to print
                  for i = 1 to rpt_count
                  query.filter = "depcomb = "+quote(word(dep_list,i,crlf()))
                  query.order = ""
                  'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
                  prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
                  If prompt_result = "Print" then

                  :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)

                  Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then
                  :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
                  End if
                  next i

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                    #10
                    Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

                    If you want to print the report for each unique value in the depcomb field just use the part I suggested.

                    Code:
                    dep_list = table.external_record_content_get("dpt_list","Depcomb","Depcomb",".t. .and. unique_key_value()")
                    
                    rpt_count = w_count(dep_list,crlf()) 'count the number of depcombs to print
                    for i = 1 to rpt_count
                    query.filter = "depcomb = "+quote(word(dep_list,i,crlf()))
                    query.order = ""
                    'Prompt user whether to print, or preview the layout. Set default to Print
                    prompt_result = ui_get_print_or_preview("Print")
                    If prompt_result = "Print" then
                    
                    :Report.Print("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
                    
                    Else if prompt_result = "Preview" then 
                    :Report.Preview("Report_portrait-monthy",query.filter,query.order)
                    End if
                    next i
                    To be safe you could create a new button and add an inline xbasic action script element and put just this code in it. Try the new button. If this does what you want then delete the old button.
                    There can be only one.

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                      #11
                      Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

                      Thanks a lot.

                      Comment


                        #12
                        Re: Print and retrun to the next parameter string

                        It works. Now to all on the forum who will like to print duplex, this code will print duplex by looping into a parameter set by the user, it could either be an account number or anything :) and the user controls the printing.

                        Thanks

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