PRB: One-to-Many Report Prints First Child If Scope Is One

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

A one-to-many report with a scope of one record in the parent table does not display all the related records in the child table. Only the first related child record prints where the tables have a parent and child one-to-many relationship.

CAUSE

In one-to-many relationships, when you skip through the parent table, the record pointer remains on the same parent record until the record pointer moves through all related records in the child table.

RESOLUTION

To have all the related records in the child table print for a specific parent record:

• Use the FOR <expL> clause of the REPORT FORM command to identify the record in the parent table.

  -or-

• Use the NEXT <expN> clause of the REPORT FORM command where <expN> = the number of child records related to the parent record.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to specify a scope for a report in Visual FoxPro, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135342
   TITLE     : BUG: Scope on Report Command Doesn't Work as It Did in 2.x

Visual FoxPro Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the Testdata database located in the \Samples\Data directory under the Main Visual FoxPro directory.

2. Create a new report using the One-to-Many Report Wizard.

   Step 1 - Fields from the parent table

               Select Customer for the parent table, and choose any fields.
   
      Step 2 - Fields from the child table
   
               Select Orders for the child table, and choose any fields.
   
      Step 3 - Relationships
   
               Customer.cust_id -- Orders.cust_id (should be the default)
   
      Step 4 - Sort order
   
               Ignore. Go on to Step 5.
   
      Step 5 - Style
   
               Use the defaults. Go on to Step 6.
   
      Step 6 - Finish
   
               Choose "Save report for later use" and click Finish.
   
   

3. Save the report as Test.frx in the default directory.

4. In the Command window, type:

   REPORT FORM test RECORD 3

   -or-

   REPORT FORM test NEXT 1

5. Examine the report. Only the first of thirteen child records prints.

Example Resolution

To resolve this behavior, use the FOR clause of the REPORT FORM command, as in these examples:

   REPORT FORM Test FOR Cust_Id = "ANTON"

   -or-

   REPORT FORM Test FOR RECNO() = 3

   -or-

   REPORT FORM Test NEXT x

   where x is the number of child records related to the parent record.