[WORKAROUND / WAIT till "WF 8"] Compressed Expandable feature?
Is there a FEATURE in a something (maybe in a newer version then 7.6.11) which "COMPRESSES" the output (width) of an "EXPANDABLE" report, without using multiple HOLD files, to produe an output similar to the below:
ENGLAND
JAGUAR
V12XKE AUTO
XJ12L AUTO
JENSEN
INTERCEPTOR III
TRIUMPH
TR7
FRANCE
PEUGEOT
504 4 DOOR
ITALY
ALFA ROMEO
2000 4 DOOR BERLINA
2000 GT VELOCE
2000 SPIDER VELOCE
MASERATI
DORA 2 DOOR
Instead of the below:
COUNTRY CAR MODEL
ENGLAND JAGUAR V12XKE AUTO
XJ12L AUTO
JENSEN INTERCEPTOR III
TRIUMPH TR7
FRANCE PEUGEOT 504 4 DOOR
ITALY ALFA ROMEO 2000 4 DOOR BERLINA
2000 GT VELOCE
2000 SPIDER VELOCE
MASERATI DORA 2 DOOR
I'd like to use this as drilldownable menu selection within a launch page.
Thanks in advance, DougThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Doug,
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That';s probably what I was thinking about. I heard something about that in Summit `11...
October 10, 2011, 11:28 AM
Tom Flynn
Hey Doug,
Dave Smith, Brinker, used jQuery and produced what I think you want. Also, Dan Satchell used WebFOCUS, but, with HOLD files. You could also use multiple frames, if this is for a Dashboard type of function, and, drill into those frames.
Thanks Tom, Checking out Dave's and Dan's stuffnow...
October 11, 2011, 10:21 AM
DavSmith
Hey Doug,
Tom's got a good memory! If you want the accordian capability pre 7.7, give it a try.
Since last year, I've come to embrace the McGyver light...if you don't want the accordian capability, this technique will work. See my other articles and posts for more on the technique but, try the folowing code and see if it gives you what you're looking for:
FILEDEF MCMAS DISK MCGYV.MAS
-RUN
-WRITE MCMAS FILENAME=mcgyv, SUFFIX=FIX , $
-WRITE MCMAS SEGMENT=ONE, SEGTYPE=S0, $
-WRITE MCMAS FIELDNAME=CONTROL, USAGE=A1, ACTUAL=A1, $
-WRITE MCMAS SEGMENT=TWO, SEGTYPE=S0, PARENT=ONE, OCCURS=VARIABLE, $
-WRITE MCMAS FIELDNAME=CHAR1, USAGE=A1, ACTUAL=A1, $
-WRITE MCMAS FIELDNAME=CTR, ALIAS=ORDER, USAGE=I4, ACTUAL=I4, $
FILEDEF MCGYV DISK MCGYV.FTM
-RUN
-WRITE MCGYV XABC
JOIN CONTROL WITH BODYTYPE IN CAR TO UNIQUE CONTROL IN MCGYV AS J2
DEFINE FILE CAR
CONTROL /A1 WITH BODYTYPE='X';
SORT /A50=IF CTR EQ 1 THEN COUNTRY ELSE
IF CTR EQ 2 THEN COUNTRY|CAR ELSE COUNTRY|CAR|MODEL;
DISPLAY /A50=IF CTR EQ 1 THEN COUNTRY ELSE
IF CTR EQ 2 THEN ' '|CAR ELSE ' '|MODEL;
END
SET SHOWBLANKS=ON
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES/P12.2CM
BY SORT NOPRINT
BY DISPLAY AS ''
BY CTR NOPRINT
ON TABLE SET PAGE NOLEAD
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
FONT='ARIAL', SIZE=10,GRID=OFF,$
TYPE=DATA,STYLE=BOLD ,SIZE=12,BACKCOLOR='STEEL BLUE',COLOR=WHITE,WHEN=CTR EQ 1,$
TYPE=DATA,STYLE=BOLD+ITALIC,SIZE=10,WHEN=CTR EQ 2,$
TYPE=DATA,STYLE=NORMAL ,SIZE=8 ,WHEN=CTR EQ 3,$
ENDSTYLE
END
Works in most of the popular output formats.This message has been edited. Last edited by: DavSmith,
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October 17, 2011, 02:49 PM
Doug
Tom ... Dave: Thanks...
Now, is there an EXPANDABLE version of this for HTML? The use of the same font sytle on each level is acceptable.
October 17, 2011, 03:23 PM
njsden
SET EXPANDBYROW=ON
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
DEALER_COST
RETAIL_COST
BY CAR.ORIGIN.COUNTRY
BY CAR.COMP.CAR
BY CAR.CARREC.MODEL
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
TYPE=REPORT, FONT='ARIAL', SIZE=10, GRID=OFF,$
END
Doug, NJSDEN's example will work great under 7.7, but not with 7.6.
If you are at WF 7.6 (you're signature indicates that) or less and want the vertical accordian, a javascript solution such as found at the link Tom refers you to is probably you're best answer.
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October 17, 2011, 04:39 PM
Doug
NJSDEN: Thanks, but no thanks. That's the standard "ON TABLE SET EXPANDABLE ON" functionality. I need a "compressed" (for the lack of a better word) version of that. Probably JavaScript ~ As DavSmith mentioned below.
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October 17, 2011, 04:42 PM
Doug
DavSmith: Thanks... Yep: 7.6.11. And, Yep: I "want the vertical accordian". And, Nope: I don't 'want' JS, but, I may 'need' JS... Picky, ain't I?
October 17, 2011, 04:46 PM
njsden
Hi Doug, I did not pay close attention to your platform version and therefore provided a solution that is not feasible in your case.
However, SET EXPANBYROW=ON does not provide the same standard functionality of SET EXPANDABLE=ON.
Set EXPANDBYROW does indeed create a tree-like structure where only the first level shows up with a (+) icon and inner levels are expanded in a row-like direction with their values contained *in the same column* which is what you expressed taht you needed.
EXPANDABLE on the contrary, displays each "expanded" inner level in a new column of their own (not by row) and that's what make those 2 settings different.
Anyway, EXPANDBYROW is useless to you as it's only available in 7.7.x and not in 7.6.11. Sorry for the misunderstanding.This message has been edited. Last edited by: njsden,
Anyway, EXPANDBYROW is useless to you as it's only available in 7.7.x and not in 7.6.11. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Your apology is totally accepted (even though it was not needed).
We are coding something to a future upgrade of WebFOCUS 8. Unfortunately, this project needs to be in by the end of January 2012 and "8" is not happening till shortly after that.
