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- PARADOX COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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- REPORTS
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- 1. Why are my Page headers floating around on the page?
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- Floating headers are caused by page length inconsistencies
- or end of page problems. Make sure your default printer
- page length is the same as the set page length in Paradox.
- ie. HP LaserJet Portrait mode should be set to 60 lines.
- Also, set the end of page action: <M>ainmenu, <R>eport,
- <S>etprinter, <O>verride, <E>ndOfPage, <F>ormfeed.
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- 2. How can I get my report so that not all of the fields
- print?
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- To remove Fields from a report, do the following. While
- in report change mode, choose <M>enu, <F>ield, <E>rase and
- move your cursor to the field to be removed, and press
- <Enter>. Save the report with <F2> and print.
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- 3. How do I delete a blank line?
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- While in the report design or change mode, move the cursor
- to the beginning of the line to be deleted and press
- <Ctrl><Y>
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- 4. I sorted my table, but when I print my report, the sort
- order changes. What is going on?
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- You have a group in your report. Remove the group band or
- add a group band based on the same field as you did your
- sort. Groups are reports' way of sorting.
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- 5. Can I use PAL functions in my report?
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- PAL functions are not allowed in the report generator. If
- you need to do calculations that use PAL functions, do
- them ahead of time and place the values in fields. Then,
- print your report.
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- 6. How do I do three labels across?
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- Be sure to select labels from the menu, then set the page
- width to the width of each label. Insert or delete pages
- so that the number of pages equals the number of labels
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- 7. How can I do labels on an HP LaserJet?
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- Press <Ctrl><V> to toggle on line numbers to the left of
- the screen. Delete blank lines in the report header, page
- header, page footer, and report footer. The number of
- lines between the form bands should match the number of
- lines that can be printed on a label. Set the page length
- to 60 lines. Select the setup string for "HP LaserJet"
- through <S>etting, <S>etup, <P>redefined.
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- 8. How do I put variables on my report?
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- Two methods are possible. Create a new table with an "A1"
- key field and any number of additional fields. Link this
- table to the table you are designing the report to through
- <F>ield, <P>lace, <L>ookup. Place the other fields from
- the linked table. Now, you can add values into the one
- record table before you print the report.
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- The other option is to have your script go into the report
- design by using <R>eport, <C>hange, <Tablename>,
- <ReportNumber>, <Enter>. Then, move to the position for
- the variable and place the variable by using the TYPEIN
- command. (ie. TYPEIN variablename.)
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- 9. Is there any way to print a different font?
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- To use different fonts in a report, you must know the
- control code (setup string) your printer used to invoke
- the font (usually in the printer manual appendix). Then,
- for a whole report, from the Report menu choose
- <S>ettings, <S>etup, <C>ustom, <LPT1> (or appropriate) and
- type in the appropriate string. ie. \015 for condensed
- on an IBM printer.
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- 10. Why won't my fields wordwrap?
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- If you already selected Wordwrap from the menu, be sure to
- reformat the field width of the field you are trying to
- wrap. You must shrink the field so it fits within one
- page. Select from the menu, <F>ield, <R>eformat and move
- to the appropriate field and press <Enter>. Use the left
- arrow to resize the field.
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- 11. In a 1 to Many report, when I try to link in the detail
- table, the menu lists the wrong keys to link by. Why?
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- You must design the report from the "Many" side of the
- relationship. Start the report design from the detail
- table and link in the master table.
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- 12. All of my records from my master are not printing?
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- Only records that have matching links in all lookup tables
- will be included in the report.
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- 13. How can I link two detail tables to a master table in a
- report?
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- As long as the two detail tables have a common field, a
- query can be used to merge the tables together. Add the
- appropriate keys to the answer table and design the report
- linking in the master.
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- 14. How can I do percent in my report?
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- You must first do a query using a calc sum placing the
- total in each field. You can then place a calculated
- field in your report that uses this summary field.
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- 15. Why is my report printing a blank page at the end of my
- report?
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- Look in the upper right corner and make sure it reads
- "1/1". If it reads 1/n (where n is any number other that
- 1), you have extra pages in your report. Select
- <S>ettings, <P>ageLayout, <D>elete, <OK> until it reads
- 1/1.
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- 16. How do I get an overall total in my report?
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- Place the overall summary field in the report footer.
- Placing the field in any other band will cause inaccurate
- results.
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- 17. On my LaserJet, why am I getting a left arrow at the end
- of the report?
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- Paradox uses a Control-Z character to mark the end of the
- report. The font you are using accepts this as a valid
- character. Either use the default font or use a font that
- does not use this character as a printable character.
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- 18. Some of my values seem inaccurate when I print. What
- could be causing this?
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- Use the Custom Configuration program to set blanks to
- Zero. From the menu in the Custom Configuration program,
- select <D>efaults, <B>lanks=0, <Yes>.
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- Use <F>ield, <P>lace, <C>alculated and enter [Field1] + "
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