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    #1

    Name to filename?

    In report preview, one can select 'Save in Acrobat.PDF format'. A 'Save as' dialog box appears. It provides a default filename with path. Can this default path be changed to another so that a "new user default" can be displayed and executed? If not, how can this field be referenced in script? A file name would be captured via a 'ui_get_text' dialog box and then this name substituted for the default filename. What is the reference for the filename field in the dialog box?
    TIA
    Dick
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    Originally posted by Richard Froncek
    In report preview, one can select 'Save in Acrobat.PDF format'. A 'Save as' dialog box appears. It provides a default filename with path. Can this default path be changed to another so that a "new user default" can be displayed and executed? If not, how can this field be referenced in script? A file name would be captured via a 'ui_get_text' dialog box and then this name substituted for the default filename. What is the reference for the filename field in the dialog box?
    TIA
    Dick
    I think you'll have to roll your own with these two functions and your ui_get_text().

    report.preview("Nw_customers") 'example
    report.saveas("Customer List", "PDF", "", "", "C:\test.pdf", .T.) 'example
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Thanks, will see what can be done. Looks feasible.
      Dick

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        #4
        Nope. Can't get it to work trying to use the ui_get_text (with or without quotes on the variable name). The following:
        report.saveas("InitialOrder", "PDF", "", "", "C:\EMAILOUT\InitialOrder.pdf", .T.)
        ends in a break and somehow puts me into a different script entirely. Beats me how that happens.
        Dick

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          #5
          Originally posted by Richard Froncek
          Nope. Can't get it to work trying to use the ui_get_text (with or without quotes on the variable name). The following:
          report.saveas("InitialOrder", "PDF", "", "", "C:\EMAILOUT\InitialOrder.pdf", .T.)
          ends in a break and somehow puts me into a different script entirely. Beats me how that happens.
          Dick
          Can you post the sequence that builds this line? From the ui_get_text() to dropping the result into this?
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Name to filename?

            Have made a lot of progress, but still not here. Almost there with the following, but need help.
            In the code that follows:
            Nomen (when uncommented) provides the correct value. [Kind is type of report, HoldCust is the customer code, and HoldPO is the customers PO.]
            In the saveas, If I use Nomen, it does save the report as Nomen, if I use 'Nomen', it saves the report as 'Nomen'. If I use what is shown, Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO, that's what it names the file. That's not the desired result; the desired result is the value of Nomen, i.e., the concatenated value. Can't seem to be able to find the right combination. How do I get the value of Nomen to be the file's name? Thanks.
            '===================================
            'Nomen = Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO
            fn = :Report.SAVEAS("CustOrdConfirm","PDF","","","C:\A5Email\(Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO)",.T.)
            filename = fn
            '===================================
            Thanks.

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              #7
              Re: Name to filename?

              Originally posted by Richard Froncek View Post
              Have made a lot of progress, but still not here. Almost there with the following, but need help.
              In the code that follows:
              Nomen (when uncommented) provides the correct value. [Kind is type of report, HoldCust is the customer code, and HoldPO is the customers PO.]
              In the saveas, If I use Nomen, it does save the report as Nomen, if I use 'Nomen', it saves the report as 'Nomen'. If I use what is shown, Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO, that's what it names the file. That's not the desired result; the desired result is the value of Nomen, i.e., the concatenated value. Can't seem to be able to find the right combination. How do I get the value of Nomen to be the file's name? Thanks.
              '===================================
              'Nomen = Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO
              fn = :Report.SAVEAS("CustOrdConfirm","PDF","","","C:\A5Email\(Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO)",.T.)
              filename = fn
              '===================================
              Thanks.
              Inside the quotes in the saveas function nomen is interpreted literally, as you found out. If you stop the quotes and concatenate the nomen variable you should get your desired result.

              Code:
              Kind = "Somekind"
Holdcust = "custcode"
holdpo = "custponumber"
nomen = Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO
? nomen
= "Somekindcustcodecustponumber"

? "C:\A5Email\\"+nomen
= "C:\A5Email\Somekindcustcodecustponumber"
              Just substitute

              "C:\A5Email\\"+nomen

              for

              "C:\A5Email\(Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO)"

              in your expression.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                Re: Name to filename?

                Thanks a million Stan.
                ? "C:\A5Email\\"+nomen
                = "C:\A5Email\Somekindcustcodecustponumber"
                Not quite sure how you were able to come up with this since line 1 doesn't appear to directly equate to line 2. Bringing the quotes back and adding the slash does work. I'm grateful and yet in wonder that what appears to be a strange machination works.
                Dick

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                  #9
                  Re: Name to filename?

                  Code:
                  Kind = "Somekind" 'assign a value to the variable kind
Holdcust = "custcode" 'assign a value to the variable holdcust
holdpo = "custponumber" 'assign a value to the variable holdpo
nomen = Kind + Holdcust + HoldPO 'assign the concatenation to the variable nomen
? nomen 'show the contents of nomen
= "Somekindcustcodecustponumber"

? "C:\A5Email\\"+nomen 'concatnate the text "C:\A5Email\" with the variable
'the extra backslash is needed to tell the expression that the "escape character" is itself escaped
= "C:\A5Email\Somekindcustcodecustponumber"
                  Link to writing expressions.
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    Re: Name to filename?

                    Thanks again Stan. One learns something new every day. Been using DOS ever since the first PC came out and never knew that. Thanks also for the reference.
                    Dick

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