Composite datawindow question - page numbering

[Former Member]

Hi ,

i am using a composite datawindow existing of the traditional header/detail/footer datawindow childs.

How do i obtain the current page and the total number of pages to be printed through datawindow properties in the first datawindow header child please ?

First page in the header i want to print  Page 1 / 2

Second page Page 2/2

I tried page() and pagecount() , but this gave me 1/1 over and over again...

I am overlooking something but i don't see what exactly ....

TIA

John

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi John.

Did you put the computed field in the main composite or in the child report?

Regards.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Luiz,

In the first child report being the header that is.

The page number needs to be printed/situated as part of the header.

John

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi John.

Try putting the computed field in the header of the composite, then adjust the position to be printed in the correct location.

Luiz

[Former Member]

Thanks , this works!

[Former Member]

If my memory serves me right, you will need to retrieve the datawindow and switch to print preview. Then you can get an accurate count of pages. Once that is done you can setitem the total pages to achieve what you want.

[Former Member]

Thanks David, you are right , but this requires additional PB code , evaluate pagecount etc..

I am looking for a dw solution , so the stuff gets taken care of inside the dw and not in pb code....

Thanks !

John

[Former Member]

What's your PB version and build number?

If I remember right there was a bug in a version.

[Former Member]

Sorry. PB 11.5.1. build 5097