Hello All,

I am trying to figure out how can I use an amper variable as a detail field in a report.

For example, if I have &work_date, how can I use &work_date as a detail_field.

I know that typically amper variable have a tie-in to master file, but due to special circumstances it is not the case in this situation.

Thanks for any help.

-redapple

This message has been edited. Last edited by: redapple,

If I understand you correctly, you are want to print the value of a variable in a report. Try using define or compute.

COMPUTE WORK_DATE/A10=EDIT('&WORK_DATE.EVAL','99/99/9999');

redapple,
I believe you can reference the &var in the detail using the COMPUTE.

 
COMPUTE work_date/A10 = IF &work_date EQ '' THEN '' ELSE &work_date; AS 'WORK DATE'
 

Thanks to PBrightwell and ErinP for the quick and correct help.

As a newbie sometimes we search for the harder solution...

quote:

COMPUTE work_date/A10 = IF &work_date EQ '' THEN '' ELSE &work_date; AS 'WORK DATE'

Better put quotes around &work_date

Without them you can wind up with (say)
... = IF 01/01/2012 EQ '' ...
which will throw an error (comparison between numeric and alpha values).