• *collect Function
• *parent_report_pagecount Function
• a5_composite_picture_and_ink Function
• a5_get_report_sections Function
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• A5_REPORT_SAVED Function
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• a5_xb_runReport Function
• A5W_report_saveas Function
• AVERAGE Function
• BLANK_DUPLICATE Function
• COUNT Function
• CURRENT Function
• CURRENT_FILTER_EXPN Function
• CURRENT_ORDER_EXPN Function
• DUPLICATE Function
• FIRST Function
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• MINIMUM Function
• PAGE_AVERAGE Function
• PAGE_COUNT Function
• PAGE_MAXIMUM Function
• PAGE_MINIMUM Function
• PAGE_TOTAL Function
• PAGECOUNT Function
• PAGENO Function
• PREVIEW_REPORT Function
• PRINT_REPORT Function
• print_report_open Function
• printQRCode Function
• RUN_COUNT Function
• RUN_TOTAL Function
• TOTAL Function

*collect Function

Syntax

Arguments

result

Collected CR-LF delimited list, limited to 1,024 characters. Any type

subexpr

Expression to evaluate. Any type

over

(Optional) Group over which to collect values; use GRAND for all (or omit)

each

(Optional) Sub-group over which to collect values; use GRAND for all (or omit)

Description

Collect strings for group (in cr-lf list).

Discussion

Collect strings for group (in cr-lf list). This new function is a special summary function for use in Reports. It creates a CRLF list of the unique values in the specified report group. The purpose of this function is to allow creation of reports that collect and flow detail data in a single character field.

Example

Add the following calculated field to the sample Invoice report in Alphasports:

items = strtran(*collect(INVOICE_ITEMS->product_id,grp->Invoice_number),crlf(),",")

Put this calculated field in the Group Footer section. You will see a comma delimited list of unique product_id values in each invoice.

See Also

• Report Functions and Methods