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Q271692: INFO: Avoid Truncation When You Use Data Report ExportReport

Article: Q271692
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp600 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The ExportReport method of the Data Report designer provides a mechanism to
export the text of a DataReport object to a file. Because this method works
asynchronously, you need to be sure that there are no asynchronous operations
still executing before you unload the DataReport.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you use the ExportReport method, it is important to check the AsyncCount
property of the DataReport before you unload the DataReport; otherwise, the
output file may not contain the all of the text. This property returns the
number of asynchronous operations that are still executing. When AsyncCount
returns zero, it is safe to unload the DataReport. The following code fragment
demonstrates this:

  DataReport1.ExportReport rptKeyHTML, "c:\output.htm", True, False
  Do
    DoEvents
  Loop While DataReport1.AsyncCount > 0 
  Unload DataReport1

REFERENCES
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For more information, see the following Web sites on the Microsoft Developer
Network (MSDN):

  ExportReport Method
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/devprods/vs6/vbasic/vb98/vbmthexportreportmethod.htm

  AsyncCount Property
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/devprods/vs6/vbasic/vb98/vbproasynccountproperty.htm

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp600 kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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