Couldn't initialize report

[pdoxuser]

I have a report form with one table object in the record section. I am trying to sort on one of the fields by specifying the sort in the record band.

When I run the report I get two error messages.
1. Couldn't initialize report
2. Expecting a column separator in table header.

Any idea what the second error message means?

Thanks...

 

[Kliot]

What is the path of the table? What is the sort fields name? Does the report run with out the sort?

I have seen this error message before, if I recall it had to do with the length of the path. The whole path to the table plus the sort info can't be longer than a certain number of characters. I can't remember what the exact number is, I think it's around 70. If the table path is long and or the sort field's name is long you will have a problem, this is a BDE issue.

Perrin

 

[SuperG]

I had this error when I first moved to WinXP/Paradox 10 from Win98/Paradox 8. When I removed the sort from the records band of the report that got rid of the error. The only problem was having to sort the report data by a mixture of grouping and objectpal sorting the source table.

Glenn

 

[pdoxuser]

Thanks for the info. The problem was the length of the file path and filename. The total length exceeded 66 characters. I solved this problem by placing the table on the local drive to shorten the length of the path. FYI, I am using Paradox 9.

Randy