Re: [sqr-users] URGENT!!!!!!!!

["..... ....." <srujan33@gmail.com>]

Hi Don,
Thanks for your suggestions, i'll give it a try...

On 9/17/07, Don Mellen <donm@ontko.com> wrote:
> OK, just off the top of my head.....
>
> Since these outputs seem closely related, why have separate SQRs for them?
> Can it be done through a single SQR?
>
> If for some reason that's not possible, then the only thing I can think of
> off-hand would be to write an include file with 2 procedures.  Something
> like...
>   Get_Master_Page_Num
>  Set_Master_Page_Num
>
> Get_Master_Page_Num would look for a file with a specific name (whatever you
> decide it should be, "My_master_page_no.txt" for this example ) and read the
> master page num from it and store that + 1 in a variable.  If it can't find
> the file, it stores 1 into that variable
>
> Set_Master_Page_Num would write the current master page number to the same
> named file (overwriting it)
>
> Your programs should include this file, call Get_Master_Page_Num first, use
> this variable for the running count (updating it appropriately) and when
> done, call Set_Master_Page_Num (assuming something was printed).  This will
> be keep your running count correct.  Wherever you want the total, you'll
> need to print a distinct string that will never appear in the letters
> themselves or as part of the .spf file
>
> You don't say what kind of output your using, but the batch program should
> start by deleting My_master_page_no.txt, call the programs with the "-keep"
> flag and no "-printer" flag.  This will produce .spf files.  Then call
> either a new SQR that replaces your special string in the files with the
> value in My_master_page_no.txt, or use whatever OS specific tool you feel
> comfortable doing this with.
>
> The end of your batch file would be calling sqrp on each of the spf files
> with the appropriate printer flag for the output type you want (or your sqr
> programs could append a line onto a new batch file that will get called from
> the first one to do this, in case the sqr files don't always produce a
> letter).
>
> In summary:
> Try to do it in 1 SQR program.
>
> HTH,
> Don
>
>
> On 9/16/07, ..... ..... <srujan33@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > hi shashidhar,
> > Thank you for quick response, your answer works for a report printed
> > by single SQR, but i have multiple SQR's ..let us say like I have 3
> > SQR's first SQR prints 5 pages, second SQR prints 4 pages and third
> > SQR prints 1 page that is total of 10 pages (5+4+1=10) I have to get
> > page numbers printed starting from first page of first SQR to last
> > page of Last SQR ("page 1 of 10, page 2 of 10,.......page 10 of 10").
> > These SQR's are called by a single shell script.
> > Thanks,
> > srujan
> >
> > On 9/16/07, Shashidhar Rao A <shdhra@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > hi Srujan'
> > > u can use page-number variable to print the page number.
> > >
> > > begin-footing 1
> > >     page-number (1,37) 'Page '
> > >     last-page () ' of ' '.'
> > > end-footing
> > >
> > > If you have 50 pages and you are on 10th page, it will appear as "Page
> > 10 of 50" at the footer of the report.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > shdhra
> > >
> > > "..... ....." <srujan33@gmail.com> wrote: Hi All,
> > > Iam new to SQR, Iam working on a task which iam unable to do please
> > > some one help me in this regard..
> > > I have a shell script which calls some SQR's each sqr prints some
> > > letters now my task is to print the page numbers on each letter
> > > starting from first letter of first SQR to the last letter of last SQR
> > > in the format "page 1 of n,page 2 of n,........page n of n" where 'n'
> > > is the total number of letters printed by all SQR's. Thanks in
> > > advance.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > srujan
> > >
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