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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2000 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01043970
Message ID:
01044084
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14
>I have a report, where all the data is printed in a group header and nothing in the details.
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>This is because the query will return mutliple records per person, but they only want the first record for the person to print. Now I need to add a total count to print at the bottom of the report. Basicly every time a group header prints, I need to increment a report variable by one. Anybody know the best way to do that?

It sounds like a (dirty or smart) trick to me. Why not do an additional sql-select before calling the report?! In the sql statement you select only the persons' top record. Having done so, you can use the details band and print the totals in the summary band.
Groet,
Peter de Valença

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