How to Duplicate Varying Number of Labels Per Record

ID: Q114256

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WINDOWS                   | MS-DOS

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6

SUMMARY

While article Q106030, "How to Print Multiple Copies of the Same Label", describes a method to produce a fixed number of duplicate labels, this article addresses those situations where the number of times each label is to be duplicated must vary.

MORE INFORMATION

This example uses the following files:

   XLABEL.DBF - label data records with an additional count field (DUP)
   DUPLIX.DBF - database that holds the duplicated records; recreated each
                session
   DUPLABEL.LBX (and .LBT) - label layout form referencing DUPLIX fields
   DUPLABEL.PRG - program that fills DUPLIX database with duplicates

1. Create (or modify) the data file (XLABEL.DBF) structure to contain a

   numeric field (DUP) that will hold the number that indicates how many
   times each label is to be copied.

      CREATE duplix

   DUPLIX contains those fields from XLABEL.DBF that will be used by the
   label form. If you want all the fields, issue the following commands,
   and then remove the count field DUP from the DUPLIX structure:

      USE XLABEL
      COPY STRUCTURE to DUPLIX

      CREATE LABEL DUPLABEL

   In Visual FoxPro, add the DUPLIX table to the Data Environment of the
   label.

   code:

      SET TALK OFF

      * Open databases.
      IF USED('DUPLIX')
         SELECT duplix
      ELSE
         USE duplix
      ENDIF
      SELECT 0
      IF USED('XLABEL')
         SELECT xlabel
      ELSE
         USE xlabel
      ENDIF

      * Create blank merge file.
      SET SAFETY OFF
      SET TEXTMERGE TO hold
      SET SAFETY ON
      SET TEXTMERGE ON NOSHOW

      * Cycle through labels, outputting each to the HOLD file
      * for the number of times stated in XLABEL.DUP field.
      SCAN
         FOR i=1 TO xlabel.dup
            \\<<xlabel.co>><<xlabel.contact>><<xlabel.addr>>
            \ 
         ENDFOR
      ENDSCAN
      * NOTE: The double backslash prevents an initial carriage return,
      * which would result in the first label being blank when printed.

      * Close the merge file.
      SET TEXTMERGE OFF
      SET TEXTMERGE TO

      * Prepare the DUPLIX database to receive the new labels.
      SELECT duplix
      SET SAFETY OFF
      ZAP
      SET SAFETY ON

      * Add in the new labels to the blank DUPLIX database.
      APPEND FROM hold.txt TYPE SDF

      * Send out the labels.
      LABEL FORM duplabel PREVIEW

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Version           : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 3.00| 2.50
Platform          : MS-DOS WINDOWS