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Re: 4D Reports

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From: ST25370
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 13:55
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In article <gen9fEi00WBOE4dYlw@andrew.cmu.edu>
David Tsai <dt1n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
 
>
>   Oh Boy!  I've got another problem.  I imported that data from FM Pro.
>I've checked to make sure that the right fields are recieving the correct
>data.  After all my careful work, I believe that I have all the data that
>I want in the 4d database.
>    BUT, when I generate a report with all the data, IT IS MISSING the data
>from many of the fields!!!!  I look at the tables and they are
>there but when I generate a report to the screen or print it out, the data
>is missing [randomly...not set pattern].
>
>What's going on here?  Is this an incompatiblity of 2.0.1 with system 7?
>Or is it that this version of 4d is buggy?
>I can't give this system to my client.
>It's no good if she gets some of the data that she wants some of the
>time.  Help????
>
>Dave
 
Can you okease be more specific?  How are you looking at the tables to
verify that the data exist?  How are you generating the reports (s) that
are not functioning properly?  How familiar are you with 4d, and what have
you tried to do to remedy this?
 
Are the missing data in the detail area of the layout?  Are you generating
a report with break processing activated?  Are you having trouble with a
subfile?
 
I've had horrible experiences with 4d when importing data...  Most related
to 4d not importing fields containing null strings properly.
 
More specific information would really help us help you.  Examples of the
relevant code and description of the relevant structure and layout(s) might
be a good start, as well as how you imported the data, and how you exported
it from FM.
 
 
Bill
st25370@vm.cc.latech.edu
rwj@engr.latech.edu
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