Re: [sqr-users] Dynamic Heading Size

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ontko.com>]

Bob, Peter,

Peter: Thanks for reminding me about the ALTER-REPORT command,
which allows you to switch to a new heading or footing, and 
specify a new size for a heading or footing.

Bob: So, what version of SQR are you using?

Ray

On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 07:11:43AM -0800, Peter Burton wrote:
> Ray,
> 
> You are incorrect in stating that SQR heading and footing are fixed in size.
> SQR can have dynamic heading and footing sections and there can be multiple
> versions of each to boot.  This feature was added in SQR 6.0.
> 
> Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Ontko [mailto:rayo@ontko.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 9:57 AM
> To: sqr-users@sqrug.org
> Subject: Re: [sqr-users] Dynamic Heading Size
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> The heading size is a fixed number.  However, there is nothing to 
> prevent you from printing beyond the number of declared lines.
> 
> For example, if you declare the header as 3 lines, the body
> will aways start on line 4.  If you _know_ that the current
> page will have a 10 line header, start printing the body at
> line 11 (e.g., position (7,1)).  Then, when you print the 
> header, print lines 1-10.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Ray
> 
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 08:40:51AM -0600, Bob Helm wrote:
> > I'm attempting to dynamically define the size of my header in run time. To
> > do this, in setup I declared an integer variable called #heading_size and
> > let this follow begin-heading. I initiate the #heading_size and it shows
> > nicely in #debug. However, I get the following error:
> > 
> > Error in include file "gsh_print_mar.sqr" on line 207:
> >    (SQR 5313) Qualifier 'heading lines' requires a integer value.
> > begin-heading #heading_size
> > 
> > Error in include file "gsh_print_mar.sqr" on line 207:
> >    (SQR 4103) Cannot find required numeric parameter.
> > begin-heading #heading_size
> > 
> > Errors were found in the program file.
> > SQR: Program Aborting.
> > 
> > 
> > I'm tempted to write it off as just one of the quirks of SQR, but is there
> > something that I'm missing or is this just not possible?
> > 
> > Thanks for any help.
> > 
> > B
> > The Programmer formerly known as Bob
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> > Bob.Helm@Mediware.com
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