create page numbering...

[markdesign]

I am trying to create a Letter form. I have created a print script wich will take it to a form layout with the proper header on each page.

All I need now is an automated field on top wich display "page 1 of 3" and "page 2 of 3" etc....

I am currently using <@@> to just put in page number but is not effective when faxing.

Please help....

[bobsmith]

If you are using a script to print you can add some script steps to acomplish this.

Add field gPage (Global Number)

add script steps

Go to record/page (Last)

Set field gPage = Status ( CurrentPageNumber )

You can add gPage to your footer

<<@@>> of gPage

[LiveOak]

I would propose a slight modifiction to the script:

Enter Preview Mode()

Go to record/page (Last)

Set field (gPage, Status(CurrentPageNumber))

You must be in Preview Mode to access the page number of the last page.

-bd

[markdesign]

OMG!! Soo... simple yet so complicated. hehe..

Well, thanks to both of you, it worked GREAT!!

But another problem came up with the technique that I didn't consider. When it goes into preview...it counts all the record, including the ones I am not currently printing.

The way I did it before, I would type in manually "page 1 of 2", then from browse mode, I would just print "current record" in the print dialog.

Now if it was up to me... I guess I would creat a long script where it would search for the part I am sending it to... but then if there are duplicate names that I am printing to...then it would print those as well... wich means I would have to give each letter a unique serial number to make it unique, and implement a long script to search that one number to isolate it in preview mode then print. After printing have it come back to original layout... But if I do that, when it comes back to the original layout, I would loose my original found set... hmm....(Just thinking out loud)..

Please let me know if that sounds like the correctg approach... Until I see some feed back on this thread.. i'm going to try that. =P

Mark~

[ August 03, 2001: Message edited by: markdesign ]

[DykstrL]

Just add these 2 steps to LiveOak's script just before the Enter Preview Mode:

Omit Record

Show Omitted Records

This will work unless you are working with a Found Set, in which case you would need:

Show all records

Omit Record

Show Omitted Records