How to have some records print 3 forms and other records in the same batch print 4 forms?

[Daniel Bauer]

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Thanks

Dan
dan at onlinemgt.com

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> From: Daniel Bauer <onlinemgt at gmail.com>
> Date: April 2, 2008 9:44:33 AM EDT
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: How to have some records print 3 forms and other records  
> in the same batch print 4 forms?
>
> I have an application that has been printing 3 forms for each  
> selected record. At least thats what it looks like for all  
> practical purposes. The form is actually 198 (66x3) lines and has  
> been working perfectly. This form prints the first two forms on  
> white paper and the third page on colored paper from another paper  
> tray. Now however the requirements have changed and SOME records  
> will need to print an additional form. I know I could extend the  
> form to 264 lines using dummy fields, and blank them if the extra  
> form is not needed but the form, as it now stands, has remove blank  
> lines set to N. Blank lines are set to N because alignment on the  
> other pages is critical and they already have fields that are blank  
> at various times.
> I need an old trick for this since we're talking filePro 4.8 and  
> SCO Unix. It's my understanding that the form command doesn't work  
> in output processing but I'm sure someone else has some sort of  
> workaround for this problem. Thanks
>
> Dan Bauer
> dan at onlinemgt.com
>

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