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The ETXT output option displays the report in a report emulation text file, which prints the report as plain readable text including all bands, such as Report Header, Page Header, Break Headers, Break Footers, Page Footers and Report Footers, if exist.

 

Syntax:

 

PRINT reportname ARRANGE clause WHERE clause .. ORDER BY clause .. OPTION ETXT

 

 

The following OPTION parameters are available to customize the output:

 

Parameter

Value

Description

FILENAME

value

Specifies the full path and file name. If no path is defined, output will be saved in the current working directory.

APPEND


Appends the report data to the specified FILENAME value.

SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG

ON (default)

OFF

Specifies whether to suppress cancel dialog box during the print process.  

OPEN

ON

OFF

Specifies whether the report should be opened after it is generated.

PAGE_SETTINGS

ALL

FIRST

LAST

PAGE_LIST

Specifies the option to print All, First, Last or a given number of pages. When PAGE_LIST is set as the value for PAGE_SETTINGS, the PAGE_LIST_VALUES parameter must be used with option in order to specify the page list.

PAGE_LIST_VALUES

value

Specifies the values for number of pages, such as, 3,5,8 or 3,8 or 3, or 1-3,8 or 3,5,9-15. This option must be used with the PAGE_SETTINGS parameter when PAGE_LIST is specified.

PAGE_STYLE_SETTINGS

ALL    

FIRST

LAST

Page List  e.g.  1,4-6,10-12,20

Determines the pages in which the Page Style will appear on.

MARGIN_LEFT

value

Specifies the horizontal position on the page where printing should begin. All report component positions are relative to the margin. In other words, if the MARGIN_LEFT parameter is set to 0.25 inches and you place a report component in a band and set the component's "left" parameter to 0, then that component will print 0.25 inches from the edge of page (or at the left margin).

MARGIN_TOP

value

Specifies the vertical position on the page where printing should begin. All report component positions are relative to the margin. In other words, if the MARGIN_TOP parameter is set to 0.25 inches and you place a report component in a band and set the component's "top" parameter to 0, then that component will print 0.25 inches from the edge of page (or at the top margin).

MARGIN_RIGHT

value

Specifies the horizontal position on the page where printing should stop. All report component positions are relative to the margin.

MARGIN_BOTTOM

value

Specifies the vertical position on the page where printing should stop. All report component positions are relative to the margin.

EMAIL

ON

OFF

Specifies the report output (defined as FILENAME filename.ext ) to be sent via e-mail as an attachment. See additional options when EMAIL value is set to ON. EMAIL SET ON

 

Note: Each additional OPTION parameter must be separated by the pipe | symbol.

 

 

Examples:

 

--To print columnar report as Emulation Text - ETXT file

PRINT ColumnarReport +

OPTION ETXT +

|FILENAME ColumnarReport.TXT +

|SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG OFF +

|OPEN ON

 

--Prints the BonusText report and appends the output to the BonusText.txt file

PRINT BonusText +

OPTION ETXT +

|FILENAME BonusText.txt +

|APPEND