4D v13

WR PRINT MERGE

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4D Write v13
WR PRINT MERGE

WR PRINT MERGE 


 

WR PRINT MERGE ( area ; numTable ; display ) 
Parameter Type   Description
area  Longint in 4D Write area
numTable  Integer in File number
display  Integer in Display/suppress the print settings dialog box

The WR PRINT MERGE command prints the document contained in area once for each record in the selection of table. table is the number of the merging table. If table equals 0, WR PRINT MERGE displays the standard Print Mailing dialog box, allowing you to specify the table and change the selection of records for that table.
If the document contains references, they will be automatically processed before printing.

In the display parameter, you can pass one of the following constants, found in the "WR Parameters" theme:

Constant Type Value Comment
wr no print settings dialog Longint 0 The Print Settings dialog box does not appear
wr with print settings dialog Longint 1 The Print Settings dialog box appears

Example  

The following example prints a letter for each record in the [Clients] table. The letter is stored in a record of the [Letters] table.

 ALL RECORDS(Clients]) `Selecting all clients
 QUERY([Letters];[Letters]Ref="Expedite") `Looking for Expedite template
 Temp:=WR New offscreen area `Creating an offscreen area
 WR PICTURE TO AREA(Temp;[Letters]Doc_`Placing template in offscreen area
 WR PRINT MERGE(Temp;3;wr no print settings dialog`Merging the template with the selection in table 3
 WR DELETE OFFSCREEN AREA(Temp) `Deleting the offscreen area

 
PROPERTIES 

Product: 4D
Theme: WR Printing
Number: 89212

 
INDEX

Alphabetical list of commands

 
HISTORY 

Created: 4D Write 6

 
SEE ALSO 

WR PRINT