To print the selected report to the selected output destination, select Print (this button appears as Process if you have chosen to output to a file or Send for email). You can select this button any time after you have chosen a report.Before the report runs, if there are any ask at runtime filter conditions for the report, a dialog will appear asking you to specify the values for those conditions. If you choose Cancel in this dialog, the report will not run.
While the report runs, the status bar of Reports Explorer displays the following messages:
- Running report: this message displays as the report layout is being finalized.
- Selecting records: this message displays while the records to appear in the report are selected from the total set of records. If records with invalid date values are found, Stonefield Query prompts whether you wish to see these records; see the Handling Invalid Dates topic for details. The report will not continue in this case.
- <n> records selected: this message displays for a few seconds after the records have been selected, indicating the number of records that were selected. If no records were found that match the specified filter, a message to that effect displays and the report is not printed.
- Processing records: this message displays while the records selected for the report are processed so they are formatted properly for the report.
- <n> records processed: this message displays for a few seconds after the records have been processed.
- Running report; press Esc to cancel...: this message displays while the report pages are output to the printer or queued for display in the Preview window. If you wish to stop this process, press the Esc key.