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    #1

    Change message " no pages in layout"

    Hey guys,

    i was wondering what the method is for giving a user a different message if when creating a print preview, if there are no records.

    this is the code i am using

    'Get 'Value' property of 'Invpartordercontrolid' in Form 'InvPartOrder' .
    DIM SHARED CurrentOrderID AS c
    CurrentOrderID = topparent:Invpartordercontrolid.value

    'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.
    query.filter = "Invpartordercontrolid = Var->CurrentOrderID.AND.(Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Processing\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Ordered\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Requesting\")"
    query.order = "recno()"
    'replace variables in the filter with their actual values
    query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")



    :Report.Preview("InvComponentReq",query.filter,query.order)
    If there are no records found, id like to make a custome message, instead of just "No pages in layout"

    i know this has to be possible, help a brother out?
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    #2
    Nevermind.. i guess i should have searched the problem before i posted.

    IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder",query.filter) > 0
    :Report.Print("WO_Status-Svc_Calls",query.filter,query.order)
    END IF

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      #3
      well i thought this was gonna work, but apparently it needs an actual query, and since i am running this from a form, there is no query being run ro reference.

      any thoughts?

      Comment

        #4
        Is your whole script now?

        Code:
        'Get 'Value' property of 'Invpartordercontrolid' in Form 'InvPartOrder' .
DIM SHARED CurrentOrderID AS c
CurrentOrderID = topparent:Invpartordercontrolid.value

'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.
query.filter = "Invpartordercontrolid = Var->CurrentOrderID.AND.(Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Processing\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Ordered\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Requesting\")"
query.order = "recno()"
'replace variables in the filter with their actual values 
query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")
IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder",query.filter) > 0
:Report.Print("WO_Status-Svc_Calls",query.filter,query.order)
END IF
        If workorder is a set you must use

        IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder.set",query.filter) > 0
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Stan Mathews
          Is your whole script now?

          Code:
          'Get 'Value' property of 'Invpartordercontrolid' in Form 'InvPartOrder' .
DIM SHARED CurrentOrderID AS c
CurrentOrderID = topparent:Invpartordercontrolid.value

'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.
query.filter = "Invpartordercontrolid = Var->CurrentOrderID.AND.(Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Processing\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Ordered\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Requesting\")"
query.order = "recno()"
'replace variables in the filter with their actual values 
query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")
IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder",query.filter) > 0
:Report.Print("WO_Status-Svc_Calls",query.filter,query.order)
END IF
          If workorder is a set you must use

          IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder.set",query.filter) > 0

          That bit was taken from another script.

          It isnt working off a set, its working off a table, BUT... there isnt an actual query... there is a filter that is set at the time of the preview, so i dont know how to reference it.

          In the example above, the query order is recno(), but when you put that into
          a5_get_records_in_query, it doesnt work.

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            #6
            right now... this is the code that runs that gives me the default message of "no pages in layout"

            'Get 'Value' property of 'Invpartordercontrolid' in Form 'InvPartOrder' .
            DIM SHARED CurrentOrderID AS c
            CurrentOrderID = topparent:Invpartordercontrolid.value

            'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.
            query.filter = "Invpartordercontrolid = Var->CurrentOrderID.AND.(Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Processing\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Ordered\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Requesting\")"
            query.order = "recno()"
            'replace variables in the filter with their actual values
            query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")


            :Report.Preview("InvComponentReq",query.filter,query.order)
            What i need is some sort of if no records meet that filter (not query) show this message and end.

            I should mention this is Alpha 6, not 7, but i ended up in an alpha 7 thread.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Classick
              there isnt an actual query...
              actually you don't need a "query".

              Loosely interpreted, the a5_get_records.... function

              goes behind the scenes
              takes a look at the records in the table named in the first parameter
              see if there are any records in there where the filter passed to the function is satisfied
              counts 'em

              So you both don't need a query and Alpha gives you a result as if you had run one, so try the code with the section

              Code:
              query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")
IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder",query.filter) > 0
:Report.Print("WO_Status-Svc_Calls",query.filter,query.order)
END IF
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                agreed, however, i still need some way to find out if there are any records that will match the filter.

                if there arent any, then i want to display a custom message and then End so i dont get the default message

                btw, i am not using:

                IF a5_get_records_in_query("Workorder",query.filter) > 0
                :Report.Print("WO_Status-Svc_Calls",query.filter,query.order)

                That was a snippet i tried from someone elses solution... it didnt end up working...

                does alpha 5v6 even have a5_get_records in query?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Classick
                  agreed, however, i still need some way to find out if there are any records that will match the filter.
                  that's what A5_GET_RECORDS_IN_QUERY() does if you construct the filter expression properly. Since it is only returning a count, the order doesn't matter.
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Stan Mathews
                    that's what A5_GET_RECORDS_IN_QUERY() does if you construct the filter expression properly. Since it is only returning a count, the order doesn't matter.

                    im sorry if it seems im going in circles, but the problem with A5_GET_RECORDS_IN_QUERY() is that it expects a table or set as an argument.

                    i am not using one as it is from a form (or i havent figured out how to properly reference the set is based off.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Classick
                      im sorry if it seems im going in circles, but the problem with A5_GET_RECORDS_IN_QUERY() is that it expects a table or set as an argument.

                      i am not using one as it is from a form (or i havent figured out how to properly reference the set is based off.

                      Ok I got it... thanks for the help Stan.


                      Final code:

                      DIM SHARED CurrentOrderID AS c
                      CurrentOrderID = topparent:Invpartordercontrolid.value

                      'Preview a report, label, letter, form or browse layout. You can specify which records to preview.
                      query.filter = "Invpartordercontrolid = Var->CurrentOrderID.AND.(Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Processing\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Ordered\".OR.Invpartorder->Orderstatus=\"Requesting\")"
                      query.order = "recno()"
                      'replace variables in the filter with their actual values
                      query.filter = convert_expression(query.filter,"V")

                      if a5_get_records_in_query("invpartordercontrolset.set",query.filter) =0 then
                      ui_msg_box(".","sorry, No component requests" )
                      end
                      end if
                      :Report.Preview("InvComponentReq",query.filter,query.order)

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Classick
                        Ok I got it... thanks for the help Stan.


                        Final code:
                        Glad we got there.

                        Just remember, for future reference, that you are always working with a table or set. You may use table or form methods to reference the data but it is still the underlying table/set that contains the data. Layouts are only a means to view that data.
                        There can be only one.

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