Multiple copies with different footer

rbuser

I am building a report that replaces a carbonless multi page form. With
each copy having a different footer (File Copy, Office Copy, Customer Copy,
etc.). How would I go about doing this in ReportBuilder? And the bonus
question is can I also have a second page that only prints out after the
last copy of the first page?

Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave

digitalmetaphors

You'll have to print the report 3 times. In the footerband, you can
dynamically load a subreport. You'll use 3 subreports, and load a different
one every time you print for each recipient. There is an example of
dynamic subreport loading in your installed RBuilder\Demos\EndUser
directory.

When the last version of the report is to be printed, you can also load a
section style subreport in to the summary band of the main report. A section
style subreport will always begin printing on a new page.

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

digitalmetaphors

Here's example of sending 3 copies to the printer and printing a unique
caption for each one.


1. Set Report.PrinterSetup.Collation to True

2. Set Report.PrinterSetup.Copies to 3

3. Set the Report.PassSetting to psTwoPass. (add ppTypes to your "uses"
clause)

4. Create a private variable in your form: FCopy

5. In the Report.BeforePrint event code

FCopy := 0;

6. In the Report.OnStartPage event code

if ppReport1.SecondPass and (ppRepor1.AbsolutePageNo = 1) then
Inc(FCopy);


7. Add a Label to the Report and in the OnPrint event code something like:

case FCopy of
1: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Shipping';
2: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Order Processing';
3: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Account Receivable';
end;

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You can place a subreport in the summary band, because the subreport's
ParentPrinterSetup can be false. The subreport will print only one copy, if
the subreports' PrinterSetup.Copies is set to 1.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors