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Sequencing reports

Overview

In some cases, it may be necessary to print a series of reports, and view them at the same time in the report viewer.

The composite reports can be used for this purpose when the sequence of reports is known in advance.

If the sequence is not known in advance and if it must be programmed, the sequence of reports can be used programmatically.

Note: You can also add the following elements to the sequence:

a Word Processing document.
a PDF document.
an XLS or XLSX document.
a Diagram document.

How to?

To sequence the reports programmatically:

To add:
- a report to the sequence, use iSequencingAdd. This function must be used for each report that will be added to the sequence. This function is used to pass parameters to the report to print.
- a Word Processing document to the sequence, use iSequencingAddDoc. This function is used to specify the Word Processing document o print.
- a PDF document to the sequence, use iSequencingAddPDF. This function is used to specify the PDF document to print.
- an XLS or XLSX document to the sequence, use iSequencingAddXLS. This function is used to specify the XLS or XLSX document to print.
- a diagram (WDDiag file) to the sequence, use iSequencingAddDiagram. This function is used to specify the diagram document to print.
To end the sequence and to start the print, use iSequencingPrint.

Example:

MyDocument is Document = "c:\temp\generalconditions.docx"
MySpreadsheet is string = "c:\temp\prices.xls"

// Print in the report viewer
iDestination(iViewer)

// Add reports into the sequence
iSequencingAdd(RPT_Report_Portrait)
iSequencingAdd(RPT_Report_Landscape, 3)
// Add the general conditions in document format
iSequencingAddDoc(MyDocument)
// Add prices in the format of an XLS worksheet
iSequencingAddXLS(MySpreadsheet)
iSequencingPrint()

Remarks:

The pages of the reports found in the sequence are numbered sequentially. The numbering can be modified by iPageNum.
The reports found in the sequence can have different orientations (portrait and/or landscape).
Reports are not executed when iSequencingAdd is executed. Only their name and parameters are stored.
These reports are actually run during the call to iSequencingPrint.
Caution: If the reports in the sequence are based on a query, the query must be initialized by iInitReportQuery in the report initialization event (and not before the call to iSequencingAdd).
New in version 2025
You can use the iInitReportVerso function to print a specific report on the verso side of the reports that make up the sequence.

Related Examples:

Training: Generate_reports

[ + ] This example shows the different methods for creating a report:

- reports based on different data sources (queries, variables, etc.)
- reports based on controls (Table, Spreadsheet, Pivot Table, etc.)
- printing composite reports
- specific reports (portrait/landscape, watermarks, reports with bar codes, etc.)