print on new sheet of paper, not new page 1

[PAULCALLAGHAN]

I'm using crystal reports version 8.5 and would like to modify the output of a double-sided report that is working fine.

Background: The report resets the page numbering for each grouping, which is based on a parameter(s) from the user.

For example, if the user selects on 4 distinct parameter values then the report will print at least 4 pages, where each page will say page 1 of x, where x is the total number of pages for that group/parameter. I would like to keep this feature.

My challenge now is to start the output of each group/parameter on a new sheet of paper. Can someone please help me with this approach?

We are in the process of installing/using crystal reports version XI, if that makes a difference.

 

[synapsevampire]

A bit unclear to me.

You say that it's double-sided, then you say that each group is on a new piece of paper. Which is it?

If you are saying that each group might take up 2 pages, but you always want a new piece of paper for each group, then track where you are on each group using the pagenuber:

remainder(pagenumber,2) = 0

Now use both the new page before and new page after, as in:

new page before on the group header:
{table.group} <> previous({table.group})
and
remainder(pagenumber,2) <> 0
// new group, and on an odd page, we'll need 2 pages

New page after on the group footer:
{table.group} <> next({table.group})
and
remainder(pagenumber,2) <> 0

Perhaps I misunderstand you, but this should help.

-k

 

[omargpe]

You can try to insert in the Page Footer the Special Field "Group Number" instead of "Page N of M". Just also set a Text Object with the word "Page".

May be it can work.

Salu2
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[araav]

Hi my problem is similar to this and I have gone through your solutions. One things was not clear to by 3 formula method u mean to say to create 3 different formulas and then place those formulas in Group Header , Detail and Group footer accordingly.