double header and body of the same data item-Reports

naushie

Well i have a problem like this:
since i can take 2 headers/body section of the same dataitem.
now the question is this
Can i print the other header/body on the next page.
like first one prints on one page and other one prints on the next new page?

Dean_Axon

Yes you can.

If you want to print alternative pages then do a check on the page no. in the OnPreSection:

If PAGENO=1 or
   PAGENO=3 or
   PAGENO=5 or
   PAGENO=7 or
   PAGENO=9 or
   PAGENO=11 or
   etc..... you get the idea
  then currreport.showoutput(True)
else
  CurrReport.ShowOutput(False);

Then in the OnPreSection of the next data item

If PAGENO=2 or
   PAGENO=4 or
   PAGENO=6 or
   PAGENO=8 or
   PAGENO=10 or
   etc.....   then currreport.showoutput(True)
else
  CurrReport.ShowOutput(False);

Thats one way

You could always use a boolean check:

  Create 2 boolean Variables:
    OddPagePrinted
    EvenPagePrinted

OnPreSection (of your odd page section)

  CurrReport.Showoutput(EvenPagePrinted);

OnPostSection

  OddPagePrinted:=True;
  EvenPagePrinted:=False;   

OnPreSection (of your even page section)

CurrReport.Showoutput(oddPagePrinted);

OnPostSection

  EvenPagePrinted:=True;
  OddPagePrinted:=False;   

Same result, just different ways to do it. The first would be easier to debug, but the second is much shorter to write

afarr

Dean's example can be modified to cater fo all odd numbers like this:

IF (PAGENO MOD 2) = 1 THEN
   CurrReport.SHOWOUTPUT(TRUE)
ELSE
   CurrReport.SHOWOUTPUT(FALSE);

An even shorter version, maybe slightly more difficult to read, is:

CurrReport.SHOWOUTPUT(PAGENO MOD 2 = 1);

For even pages, use

CurrReport.SHOWOUTPUT(PAGENO MOD 2 = 0);

Alastair