>Hi,
>
>I have a code in one of the programs that, on error, prints the error report. Here is simplified code:
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>CREATE CURSOR PROBALERT ( PROB_DESCR c(70), ERR_MSG c(250) )
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>INSERT INTO PROBALERT ( PROB_DESCR, ERR_MSG ) VALUES ;
> ( "Problem!", ALLTRIM(pcErrorMsg) )
>
>SELECT PROBALERT
>report form Problem_Report NEXT 1 NOCONSOLE to printer
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>
>The problem was that the field ERR_MSG c(250) was not big enough to hold the entire error message, so I changed the field type to memo.
>The code, otherwise, is exactly the same
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>CREATE CURSOR PROBALERT ( PROB_DESCR c(70), ERR_MSG M )
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>INSERT INTO PROBALERT ( PROB_DESCR, ERR_MSG ) VALUES ;
> ( "Problem!", ALLTRIM(pcErrorMsg) )
>
>SELECT PROBALERT
>report form Problem_Report NEXT 1 NOCONSOLE to printer
>
>
>The problem is that after making the field ERR_MSG M the report prints on 100s and 100s pages, repeating the same page over and over.
>
>What am I missing?
I just understood the problem. My report form is made of Page Header only. And so the MEMO (being very long) in the Header causes the report printing over and over. I think when I move the MEMO to the Detail band, the problem should be resolved.
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