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Hi all!
Once again I found myself in position to ask for your help!
I have a report Originated from query which shows the sales details as follows:
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  1. ProdID  ProductName  Quantity  Price  TotalSell Month 
  2.    1    JZ            4        50$   200$       Jan
  3.    2    Mbu           56       2$    112$       Jan
  4.    3    Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        Jan
  5.    4    Rice          500      1$    500$       Jan
  6.    5    Bity          400      4$    1600$      Jan
  7.    6    JJ            12       1$    12$        Jan
  8.    7    Pop           45       2$    90$        Feb
  9.    8    Put           33       1$    33$        Jan   
  10.    9    JZ            4        50$   200$       Feb
  11.    10   Mbu           56       2$    112$       Feb
  12.    11   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        Feb
  13.    12   Rice          50       1$    50$        Feb
  14.    13   Bity          40       4$    160$       Feb
  15.    14   JJ            12       1$    12$        Feb
  16.    15   Pop           45       2$    90$        March
  17.    16   Put           33       1$    33$        Feb
  18.    17   JZ            4        50$   200$       March
  19.    18   Mbu           56       2$    112$       March
  20.    19   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        March
  21.    20   Rice          500      1$    500$       March
  22.    21   Bity          400      4$    1600$      March
  23.    22   JJ            12       1$    12$        March
  24.    23   Pop           45       2$    90$        Apr
  25.    24   Put           33       1$    33$        March  
  26.    25   JZ            4        50$   200$       Apr
  27.    26   Mbu           56       2$    112$       Apr
  28.    27   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        Apr
  29.    28   Rice          50       1$    50$        Apr
  30.    29   Bity          40       4$    160$       Apr
  31.    30   JJ            12       1$    12$        Apr
  32.    31   Pop           45       2$    90$        May
  33.    32   Put           33       1$    33$        Apr
  34.    33   JZ            4        50$   200$       May
  35.    34   Mbu           56       2$    112$       May
  36.    35   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        May
  37.    36   Rice          500      1$    500$       May
  38.    37   Bity          400      4$    1600$      May
  39.    38   JJ            12       1$    12$        May
  40.    39   Pop           45       2$    90$        May
  41.    40   Put           33       1$    33$        June 
  42.    41   JZ            4        50$   200$       June
  43.    42   Mbu           56       2$    112$       June
  44.    43   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$        June
  45.    44   Rice          50       1$    50$        June
  46.    45   Bity          40       4$    160$       June
  47.    46   JJ            12       1$    12$        June
  48.    47   Pop           45       2$    90$        June
  49.    48   Put           33       1$    33$        June 
  50.  
I want this report to be summarized by month as follows

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  1. Month Jan                                       Month Feb                                             .........
  2. ProdID ProductName Quantity Price TotalSell     ProdID  ProductName Quantity  Price  TotalSell 
  3.    1    JZ            4        50$   200$           7    Pop           45       2$    90$        
  4.    2    Mbu           56       2$    112$           9    JZ            4        50$   200$      
  5.    3    Maiz          50       1.5$  75$            10   Mbu           56       2$    112$        
  6.    4    Rice          500      1$    500$           11   Maiz          50       1.5$  75$       
  7.    5    Bity          400      4$    1600$          12   Rice          50       1$    50$      
  8.    6    JJ            12       1$    12$            13   Bity          40       4$    160$
  9.    8    Put           33       1$    33$            14   JJ            12       1$    12$                   
  10.                                                     16   Put           33       1$    33$
  11. ..........
  12.  
This means two Rows and Three Columns starting from Jan to June
as follows
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  1. Month Jan          Month Feb        Month March
  2. ........           ........         ...........
  3. ........           ........         ...........
  4. ........           ........         ...........
  5. ........           ........         ...........
  6. ........           ........         ...........
  7. ........           ........         ...........
  8. ........           ........         ........... 
  9.  
  10. Month Apr          Month May        Month June
  11. ........           ........         ...........
  12. ........           ........         ...........
  13. ........           ........         ...........
  14. ........           ........         ...........
  15. ........           ........         ...........
  16. ........           ........         ...........
  17. ........           ........         ...........
  18.  
This summary will help to make the report presentable.
I have tried to use columns in Access PrintPriview windows but it couldnt do the way I want!
Please help!!!
Mar 28 '11 #1

✓ answered by TheSmileyCoder

Assuming you are able to create the individual month reports yourself, one approach could be to add a table with 1 column, tx_Month, with 6 records "jan","feb"....
Then base a report on this table, and insert your monthly based report as a subreport, linked through the monthname.

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TheSmileyCoder
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Assuming you are able to create the individual month reports yourself, one approach could be to add a table with 1 column, tx_Month, with 6 records "jan","feb"....
Then base a report on this table, and insert your monthly based report as a subreport, linked through the monthname.
Mar 28 '11 #2

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