Question : How to display multiple rows from a record horizontally.

I've seen some of the responses about using the multi-column layout for the details section - but I'm not sure if it would apply here.

I have the data I need in a view. I've got an account which is what I'm grouping by, and then a party that is linked to that account. In the view, there is a separate row for each party:
Account 1 Party 1
Account 1 Party 2
Account 2 Party 1
Account 2 Party 2
Account 2 Party 3
Account 2 Party 4
Account 3 Party 1
etc.

In the report, I need to display the list of parties as such:

Statement Recipients------------------------------------------ (header)
Name               First Party Name            Second Party Name (if exists)          Third Party Name (if exists)
Address          First Party Address       Second Party Address (if exists)     Third Party Address(if exists)
Frequency       First Statement  Freq.    Second Statement Freq(if exists)     Third Statement Freq


I figured I would put the "First Party Name" as a formula field.

I then made this formula:
if len({vAccountInfo.FIRST_NAME}) > 0 AND len({vAccountInfo.LAST_NAME}) > 0  then
{vAccountInfo.FIRST_NAME}+' '+{vAccountInfo.LAST_NAME}

I would then end up with three formula fields called
First Party Name, Second Party Name, and Third Party Name respectively and put them in the section in the appropriate place. My question is what would I add to the formula above to identify the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd record of that particular Account Number? I thought of using RecordNumber = 1, 2, or 3  but I think that is more for the first record of the whole view - not within that grouped Account Number.

Answer : How to display multiple rows from a record horizontally.

You could use a formula to count the records in the group.

IN the report header
Name - DeclVars
WhilePrintingRecords;
Global NumberVar MyRecordCount := 0;
' '

IN the group header
Name - ResetCount

WhilePrintingRecords;
Global NumberVar MyRecordCount;
MyRecordCount := 0;
' '

In the detail section
Name - DispCOunt

WhilePrintingRecords;
Global NumberVar MyRecordCount;
MyRecordCount := MyRecordCount + 1;

If MyRecordCount = 1 then
   'First'
Else if MyRecordCount = 2 then
  'Second'
etc

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