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- PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 685
- VERSION : 2.0 & up
- OS : DOS
- DATE : August 26, 1991 PAGE : 1/1
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- TITLE : Output a Paradox Report on only Part of a Table
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- To print a subset of records in a table, first extract the
- desired records into a separate new Answer table and then copy
- the report specification from the queried table to the Answer
- table. The following example is based on the Customer table
- which is part of the optional installation of Sample tables.
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- Suppose you want to output a predesigned report on only those in
- the Customer table whose name begins with the letter M. The
- first step is to do a query on the Customer table. From the main
- menu select {Ask} and then give the name of the table. Next,
- place selection criteria in the appropriate field(s) and use the
- <F6> key to Checkmark all fields. All fields must be Checkmarked
- or the Customer and Answer tables will not have the same
- structure. In this example, type M.. in the Last Name field.
- Since .. is the Paradox wild-card symbol, typing M.. in the Last
- Name field will give you all of the records with values in the
- Last Name field that start with the letter M.
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- Press the <F2> key to perform the query. An Answer table will
- result. Answer tables are temporary tables and will be
- overwritten when another Answer table is created, when the
- directory is changed or when you exit Paradox. If you want to
- save an Answer table it must be renamed using {Tools}{Rename}
- where the table's current name will be Answer and the new name
- should be a name not currently being used.
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- The next step is to copy the report from the queried table to the
- Answer table. Choose {Tools}{Copy}{Report}{DifferentTable}.
- Paradox will prompt you for the name of the source table that
- contains the report and the number and name of the report you
- want to copy. In our example, the source table will be the
- Customer table and the report will be 2, Mailing Label Report.
- The target table will be Answer and the target report will be 2.
- Be sure the structures of the two tables are identical or the
- error message will appear "SourceTable and TargetTable do not
- have the same Field Names and Field Types." After the report has
- been copied from Customer to Answer, using {Report} {Output}
- {Printer} on Answer will print only the selected customers.
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