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- From: wolfgang@fraser.sfu.ca (Wolfgang Richter)
- Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro layout question
- Message-ID: <wolfgang.721704088@sfu.ca>
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
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- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 01:21:28 GMT
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- rswanson@zeus (Roger Swanson) writes:
-
- >I'm working on a Filemaker Pro file, and I'd like to set up one of the
- >layouts for a report that would show fields from five records in column
- >format instead of rows. What I'd like to do is list the field names on
- >the left hand side once, followed by the five records. When I tried to do
- >this, all of the field labels repeat with each of the records. Does anyone
- >know if there is a way to set this up to that the field labels are only
- >printed once, followed by the records? I know this is fairly easy to do
- >if I were to list the records in rows and put the field labels in the
- >headers, but my boss wants it the other way if possible. Any and all help
- >with this would be quite appreciated.
-
- >Thanks,
-
- >Roger Swanson
-
- Would the following work?
- - Create a field with the serial number attribute so that each
- record is numbered 1, 2, 3, etc.
- - Create calculated fields that display certain text if the record
- number is 1, 6, 11, etc.
- - Design a layout that shows the calculated fields just to the left
- of the data you wish to print out.
- - Specify 5 across labels.
-
- I can see a few problems with my scheme, but it is the only thing
- that I can think of that may do a bit of what you want.
-
- Another option would be to export the data in merge format. It can
- then be loaded into MS-Word and you can have it do a fancy mail
- merge to get what you want. In fact, I think it would be fairly
- easy to do.
- --
- -- Wolfgang Richter (e-mail: wolfgang@sfu.ca)
- -- Academic Computing Services
- -- Simon Fraser University
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