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The "Labels" section of the Database Explorer provides menu options to manage your R:BASE database labels.

 

New Label... - creates a new label. Selecting this option will prompt you with a dialog to enter necessary information to create a new label.

Run Label... - runs the selected report. Selecting this option will prompt you with a dialog to choose how you want to print your label.

Design Label... - opens the selected label in the Label Designer for editing

Copy Label... - copies the selected label to a new label

Rename Label... - renames the selected label to a new name

Delete Label(s)... - deletes the selected label(s)

Convert Label(s)... - converts R:BASE Windows and DOS label(s). Selecting this option will display a list of labels that have not yet been converted. For more information on converting labels from prior versions of R:BASE, refer to the R:BASE Database Conversion Guide (PDF) located in the R:BASE program directory.

Unload Label(s) - unloads R:BASE label(s) from the database into a file (.lbl). Each unloaded label file is accompanied with a .lob file. The unload label file names include the database name, label name, and label version number.

Load Label(s) - loads R:BASE label file(s) in the database. The default R:BASE label file extension is "lbl". Each label file is accompanied with a "lob" file with the same name.

Compress Label(s) - compresses the selected label(s) to decrease the size

Uncompress Label(s) - uncompresses the selected label(s)

Change Comment... - alters the comment for the selected label

Reset Version Number... - alters the version number for the selected label

EEP Quick Peek - opens a temporary file in R:BASE Editor containing all EEP code for the selected label

Save EEP To Folder... - saves all EEP code for the selected label to a file (LabelName.EEP). Prior to saving, a prompt for the destination folder will be displayed.

Find... - provides search utility to locate specific text in labels:

oFind in Custom EEPs...         [Ctrl]+[F]

oFind in Control Properties...  [Ctrl]+[L]

oFind in Expressions... [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F]

Refresh - refreshes the label list in the right pane of the Database Explorer

Help - opens the Database Explorer Help

 

 

When right clicking in the Work Space, the menu options are also available, with the following additional options provided

 

Touch Label(s)... - works like opening the selected object in the designer, making the content dirty, and saving it. The feature allows a user to save hundreds of labels when migrating between current versions.

EEP Quick Peek - [Ctrl+Alt+Q] generates the Custom EEP documentation to the R:BASE Editor for the selected label(s)

 

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