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OpenReport, PROC, PROTECTED, VIRTUAL
The OpenReport method prepares the report to execute and returns a value indicating success or failure. This is a good place to add any filters or keys specified at runtime. Valid return values are:
| Level:Benign | report opened successfully | |
| Level:Notify | no records found | |
| Level:Fatal | failed, cause unknown |
Member of: ReportManager
Implementation:
The TakeWindowEvent method or the Open method calls the OpenReport method depending on the value of the DeferOpenReport property. The OpenReport method calls the Process.Reset method to reset the ProcessClass object, calls the Next method to get the first report record, then opens the REPORT structure.
The OpenReport method resets the DeferOpenReport property to zero so that if deferred, the OpenReport only happens with the first timer event.
Return Data Type: BYTE
Example:
ReportManager.Open PROCEDURE
CODE
PARENT.Open
IF ~SELF.DeferOpenReport
SELF.OpenReport !call OpenReport if not deferred
END
MyReportManager.TakeWindowEvent PROCEDURE
!procedure data
CODE
IF EVENT() = EVENT:Timer
IF SELF.DeferOpenReport
SELF.OpenReport !if deferred, call OpenReport on timer
ELSE
!procedure code
MyReportManager.OpenReport PROCEDURE
CODE
SELF.Process.SetFilter(UserFilter) !set dynamic filter
SELF.DeferOpenReport = 0
SELF.Process.Reset
IF ~SELF.Next()
IF ~SELF.Report&=NULL
OPEN(SELF.Report)
IF ~SELF.Preview &= NULL
SELF.Report{PROP:Preview} = SELF.PreviewQueue.Filename
END
END
END
See Also: DeferOpenReport, Next, Open, TakeWindowEvent, Process.Reset