jwindberg

Anyone know about the report variable $V{PAGE_COUNT} I had high hopes of using it to know that I was on the last page via something like: new Boolean($V{PAGE_NUMBER}.equals($V{PAGE_COUNT})) However, if I just place PAGE_COUNT on my report, evaluating NOW, I get zeros. If I evaluate "PAGE" on my three page report I get 8, 13, then 9.

Just in case anyone wants to know why I need this. Automatic paper folders that take printed items and fold them into envelopes specify that there are bars printed on the right edge of the form, about midway down. I was hoping to place them on the background band. If the report is one page, then there are two bars. If it is more than one page, there is one bar per page until the last page, where there are two bars. Thus I had planned on putting on bar on the report in the background, and a second bar below it, and tagging it with a print when that was "print on last page". So, I really need print on last page.. Help!!!!!

How do I get a print when for the last page? This works fine for the first page, but PAGE_NUMBER is not evaluated for both page and report at the same time. new Boolean($V{PAGE_NUMBER}.intValue()==1) I need something like: new Boolean($V{PAGE_NUMBER}.intValue()==$V{PAGES_IN_REPORT})

Thanks, Where do I request new features? I've never coded for an open source project before, but I'm certainly willing do to what I can for a good cause.

Look at a credit card bill sometime. The first page has a tear-off on the bottom third of the page. It has the return address and summary information and gets put into an envelope with a clear window. The top part of the first page is the "detail" area that would list payments and charges. If the charges list is too long, then it continues on page 2. Page 2 has no "tear-off" summary on the bottom of the page. (oh, and tear-offs are on the bottom, so their bottom edge is smoother, for those automatic machines that read them.) So, yes, I have a summary footer on the first page only. And even with standard static footers, If I wanted a footer on the first page only, I would not want to have reserved space on following pages for that which is not there. I can think of several reports I have done in the past with summaries, or notices, etc, that were on the first page, top and bottom, that did not get repeated on following pages. Basically, for a tool like jasper, if there exists something like "lastPageFooter" you can assume someone will have a need for "firstPageFooter", "firstPageHeader", and "lastPageHeader". I had assumed in my study of Jasper, after seeing "lastPageFooter", that all of the others existed. I'm very disappointed. I am not looking forward to having to do this bill statement/invoice thing using iText directly.

If I'm understanding all this correctly, it doesn't quite work. The footer on the master report needs to be big enough to hold the sub-report, as it is a non stretching band. Which means that even if the footer does not show on subsequent pages, enough space for it is reserved. So page 1 has the summary, and all other pages have a big white space that can't be used for details.

awesome, I'll give that a try. If anyone out there that creates Jasper is reading, here's a request for direct support of firstPageFooter, lastPageFooter firstPageHeader, lastPageHeader as standard objects. This work around ought do what I need for now.

How would I achieve a firstPageFooter? I need to do a financial report that has a summary block on the bottom of the first page, and there is a lastPageFooter, but no firstPageFooter.