Re: using globals in calling a report
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 17:02:41 GMT
Message-ID: <7ijtrf$unr$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>
Since Reports is a separate product, I don't think you can have reports "see" the global created in Forms.
You might be able to create a package either in the library or a stored package in the database, which would declare a variable which would then be "persistent" and would act like a global. The report would have this library attached (if a library was used), and access the pkg.variable.
Another possibility (cludge?) would be to store the global in a text file and access the text file from reports in a pre-report trigger.
Another option might be to have a "global variable" table, in which user id and global name and value would be stored. Insert by Forms, then Select and/or Delete by reports. ..messy.. but if you really don't want to use parameters....
Complications would be if you wanted Reports to set value for return into Forms...then maybe the Package/persistence idea is better...
Good Luck
Robert Proffitt
RTProffitt_at_beckman.com
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