Multiple Reports

rbuser

Hi,
I have a report designed in RB 6.03(which works well). Thing is, its takes
parameters, say JobID. I pass the parameter at runtime from the value of a
combo box, call using ppReport1.Print and it works perfectly .
Now, I changed the combobox to a listbox so the user can select multiple
JobIDs. what I did was get all the ID's into an array and just iterate the
array and pass each JobID in succession.
Problem is it prints the report for each JobID separately. Is it possible
to have all the jobs print in one report on successive pages? Eg, for each
JobID, the report is 2 pages and user selected 3 ID's...so after looping
through my array I end up with a report of 6 pages....

I don't even know if having the array is the best idea...

Cheers
-Shanil.

nicocizik

Hi Shanil,

Have you tried using the TppParameter.PickList feature yet? This allows you
to populate a StringList with multiple values that can all be sent to a
report at once. You could populate the PickList with the values that your
users select from the ListBox, then use the values from that list in the
report formatted the way you need.

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rbuser

Sorry about my naivety...I couldn't find a TppParameter - can you point me
in the right direction?
Also, while I'm at it - my report has sub-reports that take the JobID
parameter, so it shows records relevant to that JobID. What I'm trying to
achieve is that the report prints everything relevant to the particular
JobID and then moves on to generate same data for a different Job(loop),
with the new JobID being the parameter...hope my explanation's clear...

Thanks

rbuser

Actually, the users just want to preview the first report and te rest gets
send to the printer straight, so I don't think I'll need the functionality I
have mention below...

rbuser

Hi Nico,
will having Section style subreports work in this situation?