printing multiple copies
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Topic: printing multiple copies
Posted By: riaano
Subject: printing multiple copies
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 6:48am
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Hi all, Is there any way to hardcode a report to print multiple copies AND format them... ie. : automatically print 3 copies of an invoice. copy 1 saying "Tax invoice" copy 2 saying "Copy Tax Invoice" and copy 3 saying "Sales Copy Invoice" Thanks in advance :) |
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Posted By: BrianBischof
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 10:14am
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I don't know of a way to do this without tricking Crystal Reports. I would use a Command object to create a fake table with three records in it and then use that as a the outermost group around the invoice. Then you can put the group name field at the top so that it says what you want.
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Posted By: riaano
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 11:04pm
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Excuse the ignorance but... I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about...hehe  im running this report from ACCPAC. what do do you mean with a "command object" ? |
Posted By: BrianBischof
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 11:17pm
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If you're running this from ACCPAC then I don't think you can do what you want to do. A command object is when you use the SQL language to add a new table to the report and link this table to the other tables already being used. But with an ACCPAC report, I would think that you don't have this minute control over a report to add tables and link them to the report. So I don't think you are going to be able to do what you wish to do. Sorry.
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Posted By: riaano
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:44am
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Brian, the invoice is actually created in crystal 8.5/9/10/11 its only initiated from accpac. when you print it you get the option for multiple copies...now if i understand you correct, there is not a way to automate multiple copies ? Thanks |
Posted By: riaano
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 5:59am
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We managed to do it :D your suggestion helped... we created a "fake" table with 1 common field to the driving table in the report. then linked it in and sorted by the request "copy" Thanks for the help :) Riaan |