Printing multiple records on a form

[Marc Brumlik]

Butch Ammon wrote:

>The above method works, but, they are curious about a simpler method.  I 
>explained that you can't be in a particular PO# and try to call out to a system 
>command for dreport, because that record is in use.
>  
>
I don't have the processing in front of me, but once solved this problem 
with something like:

THEN:      system noredraw "sh (sleep 3; dreport .........) &"

This causes the system command to execute the two commands in 
parentheses in sequence, in the background.  While the 'sleep' is 
executing, the user is returned to their filepro prompt and the record 
ceases to be in update mode.  The report then runs because the record is 
unlocked.

-- Marc