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In article <gexhtUO00iV1E4hmQ0@andrew.cmu.edu>, David Tsai <dt1n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> 
> Hello again.  
> 
> Has anyone tried to use the "report" command on page 162 language refernce?
> 
> report ([CPU];""} is supposed to allow the user to generate their own
> report in runtime just like the quickreport at the user level.  When I
> tried to implement this command, all I got was the dialog box to open a
> file.  So I created a report using quickreport and saved it.  And then
> ran my custom report procedure again, and it doesn't even show the saved
> quickreport file that I had just made.  
> Unless someone can prove otherwise, I think that this command doesn't do
> what anything...let alone what it is supposed to!
> Does anyone know what I can do to get it working?  Or should I just give it up?
> 
Dave,
	To open the quick report editor you need to suply a file name that does not
exist. I usually do this:

Report([FileName];"DoesNotExists")

As I understand it, if you submit a empty string (i.e. "") an open file dialog
box is displayed to allow you to open a previously save report, it a file
name is actually entered then it will print a report using that quick report 
layout, and finally if a filename is entered that does not exists the editor
is displayed.

Peter

David Tsai <dt1n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>Has anyone tried to use the "report" command on page 162 language refernce?

>report ([CPU];""} is supposed to allow the user to generate their own
>report in runtime just like the quickreport at the user level.  When I
>tried to implement this command, all I got was the dialog box to open a
>file.  So I created a report using quickreport and saved it.  And then
>ran my custom report procedure again, and it doesn't even show the saved
>quickreport file that I had just made.  
>Unless someone can prove otherwise, I think that this command doesn't do
>what anything...let alone what it is supposed to!
>Does anyone know what I can do to get it working?  Or should I just give it up?

the REPORT command is supposed to run a quick report on the current
selection using the document name that you specify; if you give it ""
it is supposed to use a standard macintosh open dialog to allow you to
open one.

to get the behaviour that you want (just to have the q.r. editor open
up): use the REPORT command with a document name that doesn't exist
e.g. REPORT([CPU];"xxxx")

--mike

In article <gexhtUO00iV1E4hmQ0@andrew.cmu.edu> David Tsai <dt1n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

Dave,

>Has anyone tried to use the "report" command on page 162 language refernce?
>report ([CPU];""} is supposed to allow the user to generate their own...
>Unless someone can prove otherwise, I think that this command doesn't do
>anything...let alone what it is supposed to!
>Does anyone know what I can do to get it working?  Or should I just give it up?

To open the Quick Report editor, pass an invalid filename to
the report command, e.g.,
   REPORT ([MyFile];"This is not a valid name")

One of 4D's many "features" ;-)

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