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

[Daniel Bauer]

in that case would the the forms be collated together?


On Apr 2, 2008, at 12:39 PM, GCC Consulting wrote:
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> Richard Kreiss
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> From: Daniel Bauer <onlinemgt at gmail.com>
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> Date: April 2, 2008 9:44:33 AM EDT
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> Subject: How to have some records print 3 forms and other records  
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> 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.  
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> prints the first two forms on white paper and the third page on  
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> 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  
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> 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  
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> and they already have fields that are blank at various times.
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> 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  
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> problem. Thanks
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> Dan Bauer
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> dan at onlinemgt.com
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