The following Xdialog box provides a convenient list of available reports to print.

This procedure explains how to place a running count of items on a report that produces something like the following. Note the sequence of numbers at the left of each Product ID.

To insert records into a back-end database, you use the SQL INSERT command. The general syntax of the INSERT command is:

A Data Series can be split into multiple logical series using a sub-series. This technique is useful in situations where the data you would like to plot can easily be split into multiple series - such as sales information over multiple years by company.

Once you have gone as far as possible with a Quick Report, you'll want to convert it to a Free Form or Layout Table Report. The Open in Report Editor button on the main toolbar does this when the Quick Report Genie is open. If you want to preserve the Quick Report for future use in the Genie, first press the Save As button on the main toolbar and either accept the generated name or choose a new name.

Alpha Anywhere lets you automatically suppress blank space at the end of each report section. Normally, if you define a report section of a certain height, the report will print using that size.

If you would like to copy a report to another database, it is important to understand that a report is not attached to a database. It is attached to a table. The source and destination databases must have tables with the same field names and definitions.

In addition to the bindable arguments of a Custom Component, a User-defined Component has properties and supports having property grids for user input. Bindable properties make it possible to bind data to exposed properties programmatically, which in turn makes it possible to send the User-defined Component arrays of data or data generated from Xbasic expressions. Property grids, used widely in Alpha Anywhere and prominent as the control panel for grid creation, make setting up the User-defined Component a matter of a few mouse clicks.

To preview a report, label, or letter.