Points to Note

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File Reports : Report Variables : Points to Note

Points to Note

A summary of the information you are most likely to need in setting up the page information is given below.

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Text must be entered in quotes. For example:

'Page number'

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You can include any PML variables in the expressions.

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Variables must be preceded by one of the functions vtext, vval or vlog, which ensure late evaluation of the variables. For example, to show the page number on every page of the report, enter the following expression in the header or footer:

vtext( !pageno )

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If you want to combine text and variables in the same expression (that is, on the same line, you must combine them using the text operator +. For example, if you want to number the pages with the format Page 1, Page 2 and so on, you should enter the following expression in the header or footer:

'Page ' + vtext ( !pageno )