<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hello all,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am using longtable to create a document
that is data driven where I need to capture the last known balance in a
transaction so it can be used in the head and foot.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have tried using \newcounter, \newsavebox
and \sbox, \savebox and \setcounter to store the value for later retrieval
but I'm not getting the value I think I have set. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I want to be able to set a value in
memory (+ or - 999,99) and update it every time a transaction
is created. When a page break occurs I want to retrieve that value</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">with in a command {\continuehead and
\continuefoot).</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What should I be using to accomplish
this?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Here is a sample of what I am trying
to do.</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \begin{longtable}{l}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> %% : Transaction
Header</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \transactionheader\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \transactionstartbalance{+8926,12}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \endfirsthead</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> %% : Transaction
Page Break Header</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \transactionheader\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \continuehead\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \endhead</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> %% : Transaction
Page Break Footer</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \continuefoot\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \endfoot</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> %% : Transaction
Turnover</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \transactionturnover{-7708,47}{+0,00}\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> %% : Account
Footer</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \accountfoot{+1217,65}\\</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \endlastfoot</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \transactiondata{2005/02/13}{2005/02/13}{PRZELEW
OBCIĄŻENIOWY} {F.NR.26/04-2437;37 F.NR.24/04-2390; 00 FIRMA USŁUGOWA
MARIUSZ BARCZYŃSKI MARIUSZ BARCZYŃSKI UL.ŁOWISKOWA 31 85-436 BYDGOSZCZ65
1020 1475 0000 8202 0074 8566 PKOBP O/2 Bydgoszcz}{-4827,37}{+4098,75}\\</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : continues for multiple transactions
that break the page boundary.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">\end{longtable}</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The commands that in question are as
follows:</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : FUNCTION: TRANSACTIONDATA</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">\newcommand{\transactiondata}[6]{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% \sffamily\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\selectfont</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \fontfamily{phv}\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\selectfont</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \small</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox[t]{18.2cm}{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \vskip.5pt</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \hskip.2cm\parbox[t]{2cm}{#1\hfil}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox[t]{2cm}{#2\hfil}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox[t]{8.5cm}{\parbox[t]{8cm}{#3\hfill}
\linebreak #4\hfill}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox[t]{3cm}{\hfil\numprint{#5}}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox[t]{2cm}{\hfill\numprint{#6}}</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : Save the current transaction balance
for later use.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">%%% \setcounter{transactionbalance}{#6}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">%%% \sbox{\transactionbalance}{#6}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \vskip6pt\rule{18.2cm}{0.25pt}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> }</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">}</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : FUNCTION: CONTINUEHEAD</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">\newcommand{\continuehead}{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{18.2cm}{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \vskip2pt</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \small</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \hskip1cm\parbox{14cm}{\hfill
Saldo z przeniesienia z popzednij strony}%</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{0.5cm}{~}%</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : Retrieve the last transaction balance</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{3.5cm}{\thetransactionbalance}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% \vskip-3pt \rule{19.5cm}{0.25pt}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> }</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">}</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : FUNCTION: CONTINUEFOOT</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">\newcommand{\continuefoot}{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{18.2cm}{</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \vskip2pt</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \small</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \hskip1cm\parbox{14cm}{\hfill
Saldo do przeniesienia na nast\c{e}pn\c{a} stron\c{e}}%</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{0.5cm}{~}%</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">% : Retrieve the last transaction balance</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> \parbox{3.5cm}{\thetransactionbalance}</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> }</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">}</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
</font><font size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Brent Legge - Technical Lead<br>
Professional Services - ACI Worldwide (MessagingDirect) </font>
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