BI Publisher how to use <?fo:page-number?> in an IF condition

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user2275479 picture user2275479 · Sep 17, 2013 · Viewed 17k times · Source

In a BI report I need to display or hide a certain field based on the page number. For example, if page number = 1 then the field must be hidden. Can you please tell me how to use the tag as part of an IF condition ?

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GELR picture GELR · Oct 10, 2013

As per the Oracle forum, that question was asked a lot and it is not possible to place a condition on a variable that is at the last step of the PDF generation: Oracle forum.

The best way when you want to have different page content is to use sections: Oracle forum.

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