Sequence of events

rbuser

I have a report. I have a calculated variable and some code in the
onbeforeprint detail event. The order that they fire seems to change as the
report runs

for example.

variable for rec 1-> detail for rec 1-> detail for rec 2 -> variable for rec
2->detail for record3 -> variable for record 3.

Surely there should be some consistency so that the variable either always
fires before the onbeforedetail print or always after?

Strikes me that this is a bug. I am using the latest RB6.03 Enterprise with
D5 update pack 1 on W2k Pro SP2.

Regards Tony

digitalmetaphors

The DetailBand's BeforePrint may fire multiple times for each record, where
the OnCalc will fire only once. This may be the reason that you're seeing
the BeforePrint fire before and after. Run the event tracker demos in the
main reports demo project to see them in action. You'll notice that when a
KeepTogether page break occurs, you'll get an extra BeforePrint, as the band
had to regenerate because it couldn't fit on the previous page. The engine
triggers the OnCalc events, when it traverses to the next record.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors