I understand that version 9 runtimes are the runtime plus version where end users can edit reports. Does anyone know of any documentation on how this is done?
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
I found a link to the runtime plus documentation in this thread. It is not really a zip file so if you download it, remove the .zip extension. It is a pdf file.There can be only one.
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
Mark,
Word of caution. Please take as a friend to a friend.
several years ago we offered something similar with a clipper app. It worked well, but the support was never ending. They wanted more than was offered, made horrible mistakes, called with no app problems, couldn't understand why a report took 3 pages to print, and on and on. If you are using inhouse, maybe.
Most of us subscribe to the KISS philosophy.
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
Thanks Dave
I respect your opinion. I guess what I was trying to accomplish is a way of changing just the header information on a report. The reports are actually a form to send to a municipality. There are more than 1 municipality, and as governing bodies they have a need to change there form even slightly like change there fax number, or add it to the form. Then they get bent out of shape if you don't use that form. Anyway I will have to look into another way of handling this problem.
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
Originally posted by popellis View PostThere are more than 1 municipality, and as governing bodies they have a need to change there form even slightly like change there fax number, or add it to the form.
Seems like this sort of thing has been discussed several times on the board. Might try a search.There can be only one.
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Mark,
It is not unusual for an app to have a main or dummy table where the name address phone fax fields are stored. If you use this idea and a form that they cannot add a new recored to, but can change the data, you have a source to get what you need. You can then use a lookup in layouts to make the data appear as needed. Other ways would be to capture that data in global variables at the start of the app so they are always available. Then just paste the variable on the layout.
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
Originally posted by popellis View PostI like the idea of a table with just the address information then you would create a set just for the report where the report header table and other information would be gathered to create the report.There can be only one.
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Re: End user editable reports in runtime
Mark,
I use something similar to what DaveM mentioned. I have a preferences table (pref) that users can open a form to change values in. Among many other things it has the company name, address, city, state, phone, fax etc. ...all of which can be changed. I then have my autoexec script load these values into a global character variable which is used primarily for a header for reports. Below is how I have it set up in the autoexec.
Code:dim global t as p dim global gvBusiness as C t=table.open("pref") gvBusiness=if(isnotblank("t.P_Business"),alltrim(t.P_Business),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_Address"),", "+alltrim(t.P_Address),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_City"),", "+alltrim(t.P_City),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_State"),", "+alltrim(t.P_State),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_Zip"),", "+alltrim(t.P_Zip),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_Phone"),", Phone: "+alltrim(t.P_Phone),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_Fax"),", Fax: "+alltrim(t.P_Fax),"")+if(isnotblank("t.P_Email"),", "+alltrim(t.P_Email),"") t.close()
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But if these are going to be changed on a regualr basis then would opt for the report just referencing fields that personally I would have as part of the report selection process. Soooo many ways!! :)
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