A PARM value when no records are selected

[Chris Sharman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: leonard_berkowitz@harvardpilgrim.org
> [mailto:leonard_berkowitz@harvardpilgrim.org]
> Sent: 27 June 2002 21:33
> To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject: A PARM value when no records are selected
>
>
> HP3000, PowerHouse 8.19C
>
> I need to have QUIZ write out the value of a PARM in the PAGE HEADING of a
> report even if no records are selected. Here is the scenario:
>
> Pass one reads the dataset and extracts all entries that match the PARM
> that the user has entered. The value of the PARM as well as the relevant
> fields from the selected entries are written to a subfile.
>
> Pass two reads the subfile and since the subfile is empty, the NOREPORT
> statement becomes operative, but the value of the PARM does not
> show in the
> PAGE HEADING.
>

Couldn't you just move the noreport statement from pass 2 to pass 1 ?
Pass 2 will then do nothing if the subfile's empty, & pass 1 will have
written the necessary noreport (with parm). Pass 1 will obviously need to
know where to write ...

Chris



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