Re: Variables in the Header section

[David Donnelly <dave@ISISBIO.COM>]

Jerry,

The variables in the Heading section are the same variables as in the body.
They are global variables, though, so if you're trying to set them in a
local procedure, remember the underscores.

The Heading is printed just before the page is printed.  The page is printed
when it is full, or when you force a new-page.  So typically you would set
such variables during processing of a page.  Then when it is printed, the
variables are set correctly.  But if the variables are also on-break
columns, things can get pretty confused.  It may be that you have not set
them before the page is ready, or that you have already cleared them again
before it is printed.

Are they blank for all pages, or are they "out of sync",  meaning, for
example, page 1's header is blank, page 2 has the values for page 1, etc?

If you post an example of what you are trying to do, you'll get more
suggestions ...

Dave Donnelly
ISIS BioComp

At 04:53 PM 7/14/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm printing two variables in the body of my letter with no problems.  When
>print the same variables in the Heading section they are blank.  I made them
>global variables, and that didn't work either. I can't pass a variable to a
>Header section (or can I?) so how do I get these to print out in the
>Heading?
>
>Thank You,
>Jerry Setzer
>732-764-7729
>
>