Then have the page break at a change of date :-) Unless its a statutory form that requires continuous runs of print. If that were the case I'd look at runnin g it as a wordprocessor type document. Simon > >I have understood your reply. But what if the report for a particular date >started started half way after printing data of the previous date. Ex : >1st Dec half page and 2nd Dec half page. Here in India, the tax >authorities harass the Customers very much on such petty things like >incorrect page nos and unorderly arrange data. Moreover, my Client and >Customers are not confident of convincing the Authorities. At the same >time, most other s/w give this feature of printing a page intact if no new >entries are made and the date is same. > >Rakesh > >>If they have a problem on the 77th page then they re-run the report from >>the date that failed and give the beginning page number of that date. >> >>Simon >> >>> >>>The data is sorted by date. However, within a particular date, the >report >>>is upto 5 pages say starting from 75th page to 80th page. Now say there >is >>>a problem on 77th page. Moreover, the s/w should be such that if such a >>>problem occurs and my customer calls up and reports the problem; then I >>>should reply that JUST GIVE FROM AND TO PAGE NO.s AND THE S/W WILL PRINT >>>PROPERTLY. I still feel there might be a solution to this in Report >>>Writer. Many people have migrated to VFP 5.0. How do I reach more >Guru's >>>of Foxpro ? >>> >>>>>>>>>Page no. is printed at the bottom of a report.  Before generation >of >>>>>>>report, >>>>>>>>>I wan't to specify 'From Page no.' to ' To Page no' and the Frx >must >>>>>>>print >>>>>>>>>only the specified page no. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>The problem occurs during Power failure.  The Customer has printed >>>say >>>>>>>some >>>>>>>>>20 pages and there is a Power failure or Printer problem.  Now, he >>>>>would >>>>>>>>>like to print the same report starting from 21st page.  How can >this >>>>>be >>>>>>>>>achived ? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Thankx >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>with some printers, report to printer prompt gives the option of >>>>>starting >>>>>>>at a specific page. if your client's printer doesn't, just print >the >>>>>first >>>>>>>20 pages again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Your answer is not practical. Actually one of the report is 500 >>>pages. >>>>>>>Say if there is problem after 300 pages, then they cannot start >again >>>>>from >>>>>>>the begining. Please think and help me out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Bye >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>This has been a perrenial problem, not simply with Foxpro, but any >>>report >>>>>>generated by data. >>>>>> >>>>>>A lot of this depends on the kind of information in the report, >whether >>>>>its >>>>>>basically row bound data or more like a document. If its row bound >>>then >>>>>>there should be some criteria you can use to restart the report at a >>>>>>reasonable place. After all if the report is based upon volatile >data >>>>>then >>>>>>the pagination may change from run to run. >>>>>> >>>>>>So, if you can allow them to print the data based on whatever >grouping >>>>>the >>>>>>report has they can judge themselves where to report from and to. I >>>>>accept >>>>>>that this may make for a bitty report but in terms of page numbering >>>you >>>>>>could print the page number as _PAGENO+offset, where they can specify >>>the >>>>>>offset. >>>>>> >>>>>>On the other hand if the report is 500 pages long you might think >about >>>>>>generating it in a slightly different way. Database/Report engines >are >>>>>not >>>>>>at their best when handling documents. Word Processors are much >better >>>>>at >>>>>>handling documents. >>>>>> >>>>>>So, if your report is more like a document consider exporting the >data >>>or >>>>>>using DDE with Foxpro as the server (my preference) into a Word or >>>>>similar >>>>>>word processor. They can then print the report at any page they >desire >>>>>>with as much control over copies as they desire. >>>>>> >>>>>>Best regards >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Simon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>========================================================== >>>>>>Objective Software >>>http://www.dev-com.com/~objective >>>>>>(44)(0)1299-823321 Tel Mobile: 44-(0)976-361760 >>>>>>(44)(0)1299-879047 Fax >>>>>>16 New Street >>>>>>Stourport on Severn >>>>>>Worcestershire >>>>>>England >>>>>>DY13 8UW >>>>>>Simon P. Lucy >>>>>>Support queries http://www.dev-com.com/~objective/support.html >>>>> >>>>>Before Report writer was introduced one could use _pbpage to suppress >>>the >>>>>unwanted pages. But, once Report Writer is used we have no control >over >>>>>Starting page no. It think, there is some solution. Meanwhile my >>>report >>>>>is a type of document where there is no grouping or control over the >>>rows. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>So none of the data is sorted in any way? >>>> >>>>Simon >>>> >>>>========================================================== >>>>Objective Software >http://www.dev-com.com/~objective >>>>(44)(0)1299-823321 Tel Mobile: 44-(0)976-361760 >>>>(44)(0)1299-879047 Fax >>>>16 New Street >>>>Stourport on Severn >>>>Worcestershire >>>>England >>>>DY13 8UW >>>>Simon P. Lucy >>>>Support queries http://www.dev-com.com/~objective/support.html >>> >>> >>> >>========================================================== >>Objective Software http://www.dev-com.com/~objective >>(44)(0)1299-823321 Tel Mobile: 44-(0)976-361760 >>(44)(0)1299-879047 Fax >>16 New Street >>Stourport on Severn >>Worcestershire >>England >>DY13 8UW >>Simon P. Lucy >>Support queries http://www.dev-com.com/~objective/support.html