Creating a Report with Highlights on Every Other Line

ID: Q102934

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SUMMARY

In FoxPro 2.5 for Windows, you can use the Report Writer to create a report with every other line highlighted, as shown below.

MORE INFORMATION

The following two methods demonstrate how to create a report like the one on page U14-39 in the "User's Guide."

Method 1

NOTE: This method should be used on a database with no order set.

1. In the Command window, enter: 

      USE customer.dbf
      CREATE REPORT TEST
2. From the toolbar in the report, click the rounded rectangle icon 
   then click and drag in the report screen to draw a rectangle with
   rounded corners in the Detail band. Size the rectangle to fit the
   field you want highlighted.
3. Double-click the rectangle. In the Round Rectangle dialog box, 
   select the Print When check box.
4. In the Print When dialog box, select the "Print only when 
   expression is true..." check box.
5. In the Expression Builder dialog box, enter 

      (recno()/2)=int(recno()/2)

      -or-

      recno() % 2 = 0

   then click three OK buttons to return to the report window.
6. With the rectangle object selected, choose Fill from the Object 
   menu, and select the desired color.
7. From the Object menu, choose Mode, and select Transparent.

8. Create a field by clicking the third icon in the toolbar. Place 

   it on top of the rectangle.
9. From the Report menu, choose Page Preview to see the results of 
   these steps.

Method 2

NOTE: This method can be used on a database based on any index order.

1. Follow steps 1-4 in Method 1.

2. In step 5 above, replace the expression with the following: 

      MOD(mycount,2)=0
3. From the Report menu, choose Variables, and choose the Add button, 
   then enter the following information in the Variable Definition
   dialog box:

      Variable name:  mycount
      Value to Store:   mycount+1
      Calculation:  None
      Initial Value:  0
      Reset:  End of Report
Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 RWriter KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxtoolRwriter

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995