I am having a problem getting a perfectly good report to run inside the pdf painter. Here is the result when I run the fex "standalone"

MATCH FILE VIEW_4
PRINT *
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-SET &S=3-1;
RUN
FILE VIEW_3
SUM *
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
BY Industry NOPRINT
-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-MTCHLOOP;
AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-OR-NEW
END
-RUN
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS SELECTED= 178 LINES= 178
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS SELECTED= 34 LINES= 34
0 LINES OF MATCH OUTPUT = 178
TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT *
ON TABLE HOLD AS DETAILS FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 178 LINES= 178
-GOTO GOTMATCH;
-GOTMATCH
TABLE FILE DETAILS
PRINT *
END
-RUN
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 178 LINES= 178

WebFOCUS Version 7.6.1 compiled and linked on Fri Apr 20 13:32:38 EDT 2007 (Gen branch761_hotfix:7)
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Here is what I get when I -INCLUDE that same fex into the pdf painter:

MATCH FILE VIEW_4
PRINT *
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-SET &S=3-1;
RUN
FILE VIEW_3
SUM *
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
BY Industry NOPRINT
-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-MTCHLOOP;
AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-OR-NEW
END
-RUN
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS SELECTED= 178 LINES= 178
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS SELECTED= 34 LINES= 34
0 LINES OF MATCH OUTPUT = 178
TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT *
ON TABLE HOLD AS DETAILS FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN
(FOC205) THE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE FOUND FOR FILE NAMED: HOLD
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND
-GOTO GOTMATCH;
-GOTMATCH
TABLE FILE DETAILS
PRINT *
END
-RUN
(FOC205) THE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE FOUND FOR FILE NAMED: DETAILS
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND
COMPOUND END

WebFOCUS Version 7.6.1 compiled and linked on Fri Apr 20 13:32:38 EDT 2007 (Gen branch761_hotfix:7)
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I tried a cut and paste to put the code directly into the pdf painter, same result.

The really bad part is that I have not been able to recreate the problem using the EMPLOYEE and EMPDAT files.

Any Ideas?

quote:

-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-SET &S=3-1;
RUN
FILE VIEW_3
SUM *
BY PS_ID NOPRINT
BY Industry NOPRINT
-REPEAT MTCHLOOP FOR Q FROM 3 TO 3;
-MTCHLOOP;

I'm not sure why this wouldn't work in PDF painter if it works outside of it. But why do you have the -REPEAT MTCHLOOP twice? Also, is it really from 3 to 3 which will run it once. And remove the ; from the tag
-MTCHLOOP