Re: page n of x

I think the step you left out is where each line of the user space is sent to a 
spool
report.  Unless I misunderstood the way this was being done.

If it is not going from the user space to the spool file via the program, I 
agree, what
you propose should work.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Gary Guthrie wrote:

> I guess I'm not understanding. I don't see why you have to pass the
> number of pages. See if I've got the scenario correct.
>
> You spool a 3 page report so that you have
>
> Page 1 of ~~~~
> .
> .
> .
>
> Page 2 of ~~~~
> .
> .
> .
>
> Page 3 of ~~~~
>
> You then use the utility to get the total number of pages - now,
> TotPages = 3
>
> You then have a program that scans for ~~~~ and replaces it with
> TotPages
>
> Here's some pseudocode...
>
> Do While NbrPagesReplaced < TotPages
>   Scan and replace
>   Add 1 to NbrPagesReplaced
> End Do
>
> After the third replacement, your loop ends. In other words, on page 3
> you replace and your counter is equal so you quit. You don't go past the
> total pages.
>
> Gary Guthrie
> REAL Solutions Technical Support
> NEWS/400 Technical Editor
>
> > On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Gary Guthrie wrote:
> >
> > > Rather than worry about the size of the user space, why not increment a
> > > counter each time you make a replacment (increment after the
> > > replacement) and compare the counter to the number of pages. When
> > > they're equal, you're finished.
> > >
> > > Will that be suitable?
>
> James David Rich wrote:
> >
> > I want to detect when I am at the end of the report without having to pass
> > the number of pages.  But I guess I could use something like
> > GetSpoolFileAttributes() and find out how many pages there are.
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