Re: Page break doesn't occur, lines numbers won't print

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ONTKO.COM>]

Raj,

Does the procedure that prints #current-line have any
parameters?  If so, you'll need to print #_current-line
instead.  If a procedure takes parameters, you must add
an underscore to access a global variable.

Ray

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> Hi all,
>
> I am writing a SQR program on VisualSQRIBE 5.0 on NT, SQR 4.3 on Unix and I
> have a problem ...
> I need a specific header portion, so Instead of using BEGIN-HEADING, I am
> using a user defined procedure. Now, while printing I do
> <code>
> if #current-line > 45
>    new-page
>    do page_header ! this is my header proc
> end-if
> </code>
>
> also for every line that is being printed, I am printing current line
> number. Surprisingly, this doesn't work, and the line number (#current-line)
> always print zero.
>
> Now, I need one of the following to get it work ...
> 1. Voodoo magic
> 2. Offering to the SQR GOD/GODESS
>
> We are already looking into any possible conspiracy theories ... in the mean
> time I decided to pick brains of some gurus out here. My guess, it is some
> thing really stupid of me (but I am not going to admit it).
>
> Here is something (repotely) relevent
> <info>
> declare-layout deflt
>    paper-size=(14,8.5)    !legal
>    orientation=landscape
> !   formfeed=yes
>    left-margin=0.4
>    !right-margin=0.5
>    max-columns=201
>    top-margin=0.5
>    line-height=10
>    char-width=4.86
>    bottom-margin=0.5
> end-declare
> declare-printer deflt   ! Declare printer characteristics.
>    type=HP   ! Types are POSTSCRIPT, HPLASERJET, or LINEPRINTER
>    font=3      ! Font number.
>    point-size=8
>    pitch=18
> end-declare
> declare-report raj
> layout=deflt
> printer-type=HP
> </info>
>
> Any help will be very useful ....
> Thanks in advance ...
> Raj
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