Knowing page number

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By: Fabrizio Nervegna - iccio

Knowing page number

2004-10-10 02:45

My problem is:

i have to know the current page number so i can print something only on the last page, using printWhenExpression.

With the PAGE_NUMBER variable i know the TOTAL page number but i can't use evaluation time for the current page number (only available for text field).

So how can i know in an expression the current page number?

Thanx

 

 

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: Knowing page number

2004-10-10 03:03

 

Hi,

 

The PAGE_NUMBER variable holds the current page

number. The total number of pages is known only

when the document reached the end. This is why

we use the evaluationTime to display the total number

of pages by indicateing to the engine the for that

particular text field it has to postpone the rendering

of the value until the end of the report has been reached.

 

Your problem is that you cannot know the total

number of pages inside the printWhenExpression

because these expressions are always evaluated "Now".

 

You have to use a trick in order to detect the fact

the the rendering has reached the final page or at

least reached the reagion where the summary section

usually appears.

This has been explained several times on the forums.

Try a search for "last page" in the forums.

 

You might also consider using the newly introduced

"lastPageFooter" section.

 

Thank you,

Teodor

 

 

 

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: Knowing page number

2004-10-10 03:08

 

Hi,

 

This might be the trick to use in case

the "lastPageFooter" does not suit your needs:

 

https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1786694

 

I hope this helps,

Teodor

 

 

 

 

 

By: Fabrizio Nervegna - iccio

RE: Knowing page number

2004-10-10 03:53

Thanx a lot for your precious help!

[report_user]

I need to know this trick of finding the last page.

The URL is inaccessible as I get a message that the forum is private

 Could people who know how to find if the current page is last page, pls reply?

 

Thanks

[lucianc]

The updated link is http://jasperforge.org/plugins/espforum/view.php?group_id=102&forumid=103&topicid=2173

Regards,

Lucian