Page Numbers after Print job

[Plusautomatisering]

Hello,

 

I have one layout (1 record) when i'll print i'll choose the amount of papers i want to print.

is it possible to add page numbers on my labels.

 

I've already tried get (pageNumber) but it shows on all labels 1.

 

 

[eos]

You mean you're printing multiple copies of a one-pager, and you want to print the number of the copy on the page?

[Plusautomatisering]

yes thats right.

[eos]

You could place a global variable ($$) on the layout, then print 1 copy within a loop (number of desired copies), each time changing the $$ with the current loop counter.

FileMaker calls this a Merge Variable, analogous to a Merge Field, and it works just the same (as of FileMaker 11+).

 

Note that this may not be a practical/feasible solution, depending on the number of desired copies. 

 

That being said, a script would look like so:

Set Variable ( $numOfCopies ; 10 ] // you can hard-code this, or read it from a global field before starting the print script
  # if you do the latter – like in Set Variable [ $numOfCopies ; myTable::myNumOfCopies ] - check that there is a value, or you've got yourself an infinite loop
  # e.g. If [ not $numOfCopies ], Exit Script [], End If []
  # Go to your print layout, make necessary set-ups etc.
Loop
  Set Variable ( $i ; $i + 1 ] // that's your loop counter
  Set Variable ( $$copy ; "Copy #" & $i ) // the global variable for your layout
  Print [ No dialog ] // set print dialog to print 1 copy only
  Exit Loop if [ $i = $numOfCopies ]
End Loop
Set Variable ( $$copy ; "" ) // clean-up; you only need the $$ while printing