How to display a message when no data found in report

Question

Hi all
i have report with few user parameters
when i run the report and no data found then i want a message
Please Guide
thanks And Reagds
Vikas Singhal

Answer 1

Hi,
one solution is to
1) create a summary column CS_COUNT where you count the number of records returned by your query (Function: count, Source:any field of your dataset Reset at:Report)
2) create a text area where you say for example "No records found...", and enclosing it in a frame.
3) Create format trigger for the frame like
IF :CS_COUNT = 0 THEN
return (TRUE);
ELSE
     RETURN (FALSE);
END IF;
OR, if you launch your report from a form and you want a popup message, you can create a before report trigger like:
if :CS_count = 0 then
srw.message(1000, 'your message');
raise srw.program_abort;
return(false);
else
return(true);     
end if;