ACC2000: How to Print Line Number for Each Record/Group on Report

ID: Q209567

The information in this article applies to:
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).


SUMMARY

You can add a text box control that prints a sequential number for each record to the detail section of a report. You can reset this number so that a separate set of numbers is printed for each group of records. This article explains how to do this by modifying a report in the sample database Northwind.mdb.


MORE INFORMATION

Printing a Sequential Number for Each Record to the Detail Section of a Report

If you want to print an incremental counter for each record in a report group, add an unbound text box control to the detail section of the report. To begin the sequence with the number 1, set the ControlSource property to =1, and then set the RunningSum property to Over Group.

To print an incremental counter for each record in a report group, follow these steps:
  1. In the Database window, open the Products By Category report in Design view.


  2. Add the following text box control before the Product Name control in the detail section:


    3. 
   Object: Text Box
   ----------------------
   Name: MyLineNumber
   ControlSource: =1
   RunningSum: Over Group
  3. Preview the report. Note that each group's records are sequentially numbered, beginning with the number 1.


Resetting the Number

You can also increment the counter number for each group in the report by changing the RunningSum property to Over All. To do this, replace step 2 above with the following step: 


   Add the following text box control before the Category Name control in
   the Category Name Header section: 

   Object: Text Box
   --------------------
   Name: MyLineNumber2
   ControlSource: =1
   RunningSum: Over All
Repeat step 3 above. Note that each individual record now prints a unique sequential number.

Additional query words: reports sequential line 


Keywords          : kbdta RptOthr 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: June 10, 1999