How to return to report options from Print Preview mode?

jaustin · 2008-03-04

When I run a report and choose the Preview option, the requested report appears on the screen. When I 'ESC' out or Close the window, the entire report is closed.

My question is... is there a way to return to the selection/option tabs (so the preview can be run again) instead of having the report close, where I then have to reopen the report to get back to the selection/option tabs?

Thanks,

tinoruijs · 2008-03-04

No. Not really.
Maybe you could check in the report if it was shown as preview (CurrReport.PREVIEW) and then start the report again when you return to place you were when you started the report... :-k

sendoh · 2008-03-06

hi jaustin,

may be you can use send keys.

variable: vsendkeys (automation)
'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshShell

for a quick view try to paste this code in request form->Oncloseform in report 111 (Customer - top 10 list)

Customer - OnCloseForm()

IF ISCLEAR(vsendkeys) THEN
  CREATE(vsendkeys);

IF CurrReport.PREVIEW THEN
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('%r');

regards,

Sendoh :idea:

sendoh · 2008-03-06

i forgot this to direct you in option tab

vsendkeys.SendKeys('^{pgdn}');

:sick:

NaviDev · 2008-03-06

sendoh wrote:
hi jaustin,

may be you can use send keys.

variable: vsendkeys (automation)
'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshShell

for a quick view try to paste this code in request form->Oncloseform in report 111 (Customer - top 10 list)

Customer - OnCloseForm()
IF ISCLEAR(vsendkeys) THEN
  CREATE(vsendkeys);

IF CurrReport.PREVIEW THEN
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('%r');
i forgot this to direct you in option tab
vsendkeys.SendKeys('^{pgdn}');
:sick:

This works when you run the report using the Object Designer, but not in the Navigation Pane.

sendoh · 2008-03-06

this will work with navigation pane..

IF CurrReport.PREVIEW THEN BEGIN
   
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('{F12}');
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('{Enter}');
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('^{pgdn}');

END;

:whistle:

NaviDev · 2008-03-06

sendoh wrote:

this will work with navigation pane..

IF CurrReport.PREVIEW THEN BEGIN
   
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('{F12}');
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('{Enter}');
  vsendkeys.SendKeys('^{pgdn}');

END;

:whistle:

This will work if you are only working with the report. What if you run the report then preview, run another object. Click window select the report with sendkeys you have modified, then press ESC, notice that the open object is the second object you have run not the report. :whistle:

sendoh · 2008-03-06

ofcourse i'll make a code for that... it depends on the requirements..

NaviDev · 2008-03-06

sendoh wrote:

ofcourse i'll make a code for that... it depends on the requirements..

My answers to you is not to question your knowledge on coding. I am just foreseeing the scenario in a user views.

How to return to report options from Print Preview mode?

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