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Francis Mariani
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Where do I find documentation on using columns N1, P1 etc.

All I can find on the documentation CD are comments like
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To produce the same results you can alternatively use the value N1 for the ACROSS attribute in the StyleSheet declaration
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To produce the same results you can, alternatively, use the values P1, B1,...
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Although in this example the value for COLUMN is B1 and the value for ACROSSCOLUMN is N2...
Nowhere can I find what N1, P1, B1, etc, means.


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N.Selph
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Same link I put in the other post: at the top of the page with the sentence you extracted, gives a table that explains what N(n), P(n) and C(n) mean.

http://documentation.informationbuilders.com/masterinde...tifying2.htm#1008779

An extract from that page:
quote:

Identifier
Description

Nn Identifies a column by its position in the report. To determine this value, count vertical sort (BY) fields, display fields, and ROW-TOTAL fields, from left to right, including NOPRINT fields. For an example, see Identifying a Column of Data.

Pn Identifies a column by its position in the report. To determine the value of n, count vertical sort (BY) fields, display fields, and ROW-TOTAL fields from left to right. Do not count NOPRINT fields.

Cn Identifies a display column by its position in the report. To determine the value of n, count only display fields from left to right, including NOPRINT fields. Do not count vertical sort (BY) fields or ROW-TOTAL fields.

To select all display fields use C*.

Bn Identifies a vertical sort (BY) column by its position in the report. To determine the value of n, count only vertical sort (BY) fields, including NOPRINTs, from left to right.

To select all BY fields use B*.


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Tony A
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Francis,

Check out the Creating Reports with WebFOCUS manual page 24-5 for your version. Doc number is DN4500580.0904.

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Francis Mariani
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Thanks guys, Smiler [sheepish grin!]

Interestingly, searching for "Bn" in the Online Windows Help WebFOCUS Master Index does not give me that page.


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