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How to use Visual Basic code to collate and to print two reports
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This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb or .accdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see
231805Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=231805/EN-US/
)
.
SUMMARY
This article describes a method that you can use to collate and print two
reports. This method alternates two reports between the
DoCmd.SelectObject and
DoCmd.PrintOut Visual Basic methods.
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MORE INFORMATION
At times, you may want to print page 1 of one report and then collate that
page with page 1 of another report. Opening the reports and printing each
page individually requires the underlying query to run each time. An
alternative method is to incorporate both reports in a main/sub report.
To collate and print two reports and to test the results, follow these
steps:
- Open the sample database Northwind.mdb or the sample Access project NorthwindCS.adp.
- Create a new module, and then type or paste the following code:
'***********************************
'Declarations section of the module
'***********************************
Option Explicit
'*********************************************************************
'NumPages is the number of pages in the largest report. If one report
'has fewer pages, the DoCmd.PrintOut statement for the smaller report
'runs correctly, and no additional pages are printed.
'*********************************************************************
Function CollateReports(NumPages, Rpt1 As String, Rpt2 As String)
Dim MyPageNum As Integer
'Set the page number loop and alternate printing the report pages.
For MyPageNum = 1 To NumPages
'NumPages is the number of pages to print.
DoCmd.SelectObject acReport, Rpt1, True
DoCmd.PrintOut acPages, MyPageNum, MyPageNum
DoCmd.SelectObject acReport, Rpt2, True
DoCmd.PrintOut acPages, MyPageNum, MyPageNum
Next MyPageNum
End Function
- To test the results, type the following line in the Immediate window, and then press ENTER:
? CollateReports(1, "Sales by Category", "Sales Totals by Amount")
REFERENCES
For more information about the SelectObject method, click
Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the
Help menu, type
selectobject in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topics
returned.
For more information about the PrintOut method, click
Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the
Help menu, type
printout in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topics
returned.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
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