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The TIFF output option displays the report in the tagged image file format.

 

Syntax:

 

LBLPRINT labelname ARRANGE clause WHERE clause .. ORDER BY clause .. OPTION TIFF

 

 

The following OPTION parameters are available to customize the output:

 

Parameter

Value

Description

FILENAME

value

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

SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG

ON (default)

OFF

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

BACKGROUND_COLOR

value

Indicates the color to be used as background color of all pages of report.

BACKGROUND_TYPE

TILE

TOPLEFT

TOPCENTER

TOPRIGHT

CENTERLEFT

CENTER

CENTERRIGHT

BOTTOMLEFT

BOTTOMCENTER

BOTTOMRIGHT

Specifies the way background image has to be displayed in the BMP file.

BACKGROUND_FILE

value

Stores the image file name that is to be used as background image of all pages of report.

MONOCHROME

ON

OFF

Specifies whether the file produced are color or monochrome images.

PIXELFORMAT

1 : 1bit

4 : 4bit

8 : 8bit

15 : 15bit

16 : 16bit

24 : 24bit

32 : 32bit

Specifies the pixel format of the file (bits/pixel).

SCALEX

value

Scaling factor for the width of the exported page. Use 1 for actual width.

SCALEY

value

Scaling factor for the height of the exported page. Use 1 for actual height.

MULTIPAGE

ON  

OFF

Specifies the output report to one multi-page file or one file per page.  

COMPRESSION

NONE

PACKBITS

GROUP3_1D

GROUP3_2D

GROUP4

ZLIB

JPEG

When an image is loaded, this parameter indicates the compression used by the image. When saving in image, the parameter may be set to specify which compression method to use.  

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.

 

 

Example:

 

--To print a label as a TIF file

LBLPRINT CustomerLabels WHERE CustID = 128 +

OPTION TIFF +

|FILENAME CustLab128.TIF +

|SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG OFF +

|BACKGROUND_COLOR WHITE +

|MONOCHROME OFF +

|MULTIPAGE OFF +

|PIXELFORMAT 32 +

|SCALEX 1 +

|SCALE 1 +

|COMPRESSION NONE +

|OPEN ON