Operating Condition
Syntax: SET WIDTH value
Range: 40 to 5000 characters
Default: 79
SET WIDTH controls the width of a data line that R:BASE directs to the printer, screen, or file when using the BACKUP, COMPUTE, CROSSTAB, DISPLAY, LIST, SELECT, TYPE, UNLOAD, or WRITE commands. Use the NAMEWIDTH setting to control the number of characters for the first column in the displayed list.
Do not set the width to a number greater than the number of characters your printer can fit on a line; a typical page and computer screen display 80 characters. WIDTH does not affect report generation; each report defines the width of a data line.
Note: The 5000-character maximum does not apply to the TYPE or DISPLAY commands, which continue to have 256-character width limits.
