Hi -

I have designed a simple report (which works just fine) for my needs.

The only "problem" is that it seems to automatically assign the path to my source database (and the date prepared) to the bottom of each page.  This raises two issues:

1)  I would prefer the date to appear only on the first page of the report (no big deal if it has to be on all).  Is there a way I can have the date appear only where and when I want it?

2)  The source path to the database also appears on every page of the report.  This is not acceptable since it detracts from the overall report appearance.  What can I do to decide for myself whether (or not - as will be the case in most instances) it appears?

Mark -

Thanks for your reply; however, that one will take me considerable time to digest and to experiment with.  I'll provide feedback once I've done so.

Again, this brings up a point I am very curious about.  I can understand full well why a "word processor" is not included within Sesame because it is so incredibly easy to integrate Sesame with MS Word (and I assume other word processing programs).

The report function (using alternative programs) does not seem so easy to me though.... and I've already heard many comments from people being unhappy with the absence of an easier report generator within Sesame. 

Are there any plans to incorporate a more complete - easier to use - report generator with Sesame at some future time?

"Hammer"

Thanks much for the explanation and, certainly, I'll continue to try to learn and use it.  In spite of the "down" side, I can also see some advantages to the HTML format.  I am delighted to hear, however, that consideration is being given to alternative options. 

By the way, with regard to pagination, the one thing I do like about the HTML format is that the pages (e.g. 1 of 10, 2 of 10, etc.) is shown on the top of the report.  Wile I would prefer it on the bottom, I am very happy, nevertheless, that it is included.

This caused me a lot of thought.  Enough that I made a new subject to keep the topics isolated.  I think that the problem is a bit more complex than just manually changing Browser Print Settings.

See discussions here for: Report Printing / Registry Functions

Mark

Let's assume this and some other things don't apply to non-disclosure  -  we like to hear about these things.

Harley

"Cow"  

I try to not add what I would call "garbage" comments, that just add "clutter" to the message thread, however:

Quote:


ROFLOL!!!!!

By the way, I just got off the phone with Erika and am eagerly looking forward to attending her training sessions.

Spencer,
Looking at Carl's suggestion above, if you are using MS Internet Explorer and goto -> File -> Page Setup and remove existing entry from Header and footer and put
"Page &p of &P" (ofcourse, eliminate the quotes), it will printout the report as you wanted. I tried it and it worked perfect. No need to mess with Registry!!!

Mark -

I hate fooling with the system registry and am happy that now I won't have to.

Carl Underwood's solution (like Bharat's) was simple and easy and gave me what I wanted.  I now have the date (e.g. Sunday, March 05, 2005) printing on the left side of the bottom of the page .... and the page #s (Page 1 of 8, etc.) printing on the bottom on the right side ..... which fits my personal preferences perfectly.

Carl -

Nice to see you are still around and good to see that you are participating in Sesame.  It will be "fun" to be conversing with you again.

Bharat -

I'm not using FireFox Mozilla; however, the solution Carl gave (since I am using MSIE) fits my needs just fine.  Thanks, again, for your input.

As I said before, I am optimistic that Sesame does plan on including it's own report generator because I personally think it will be easier to use and give us more flexibility and "control."  In the meantime, though, the limited control I now have on headers and footers makes me feel much more comfotable and better about what we have in the interim (or until I learn how to master it better).