AW: page n of x

Another way, which I have used long time ago, was
creating a first page including the distribution list and the total number
of pages.

The print program was opening TWO printer files.
First one printer file for the 1st page then the second for the report.

Regards
Hannes Rosner


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Auftrag von Gary Guthrie
Gesendet am:    Mittwoch, 6. September 2000 17:53
An:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
Betreff:        Re: page n of x

The CPYSPLF solution would not be my recommendation. CPYSPLF will only
work for the plainest of spooled files. Because the CPYSPLF is roughly
the same technique I described using APIs, I'd suggest foregoing the
quick and dirty (not so robust) CPYSPLF method and just go with the APIs
technique.

Regarding the "simple column in the magazine" suggestion - The concept
is simple, but the amount of code would be too large to publish in its
entirety. For what it's worth, I have code from my articles in "The RPG
Source" on the website for the newsletter that does all the API work. I
suppose I could write a short article describing the problem, describing
the solution, and providing the portion to do actual work - capture the
spooled file, update it with total pages, and re-spool it. The question
has been asked enough that perhaps that would be useful to the public.

Votes for or against the article?

Gary Guthrie
REAL Solutions Technical Support
NEWS/400 Technical Editor


Don wrote:
>
> Simple solution in my book:
>
> 1. Run pass one over the data.
> 2. cpysplf with *FCFC to db file
> 3. read dbfile counting how many '1' in column one you find..
> 4. read step 2 splf again, this time you just mod the "PAGE 1234" area of
>    of the SPLF to be PAGE 1234 OF 9999.
>
> Gary, this should make for a simple column in your magazine, and I may do
> a quickie "headsup" for AS400 Mag...
>
>
>
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