Razzak:
The options are awesome; however, it appears that they are invoked from the
command line only. What I would really like to see is the option of
displaying the report to the screen and while the report is displayed, have
a menu option that allows you to save/display the report in one of the
available formats (pdf, text, etc.). When generating a report, particularly
one that has a complex WHERE clause, users want to see the results displayed
on the screen (to make sure that it is what they want) before printing. Will
this option be available? or, will we have to select the output format from
the command line only.

Javier Valencia, PE
President
Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C.
14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14
Olathe, KS  66062-4571
(913)829-0888
(913)649-2904 FAX

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Subject: From The Edge: Printing Reports in R:BASE 7.0 for Windows


Monday, September 30, 2002

 From The Edge: Printing Reports in R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
Section: Report Designer and Report Runtime
Chapter: Running R:BASE Your Way!
Platform: R:BASE 7.0 for Windows
Build: 1.855xRT04 and Higher

Along with built-in Barcodes, Images and PDF Writer, R:BASE 7.0 for
Windows Report Designer Print Output options include the following:

. Default Printer
. Text File
. Report Emulation Text File
. Portable Document Format (PDF)
. HTML Document
. Rich Text Format (RTF) Document
. MS Excel Document
. GIF Image File
. JPEG Image File
. Bitmap (BMP) File
. Enhanced Metafile
. Windows Metafile

The Next Generation R:BASE 7.0 for Windows allows you to automate
your entire print report options in a single command line.

The traditional PRINT command has been enhanced to include OPTION
parameters.

Example 01: Printing to Screen (Traditional Method)

PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ...

Example 02: Printing to Windows Default Printer (Traditional Method)

OUTP PRINTER
PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ...
OUTP SCREEN

Example 03: Printing to Windows Default Printer (New Approach)

PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ... OPTION PRINTER

Example 04: Printing Report as BMP File

PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ... OPTION BMP +
|FILENAME D:\Temp\Temp.BMP|BACKGROUND_COLOR WHITE +
|BACKGROUND_TYPE TILE|OPEN ON

Example 05: Printing Report as GIF File

PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ... OPTION GIF +
|FILENAME D:\Temp\Temp.GIF|BACKGROUND_COLOR WHITE +
|BACKGROUND_TYPE TILE|OPEN ON

Example 06: Printing Report as JPG File

PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ... OPTION JPG +
|FILENAME D:\Temp\Temp.JPG|BACKGROUND_COLOR WHITE +
|BACKGROUND_TYPE TILE|OPEN ON

Example 07: Printing Report as PDF File
PRINT ReportName WHERE ... ORDER BY ... OPTION PDF +
|FILENAME D:\Temp\Temp.PDF|BACKGROUND_COLOR WHITE +
|AUTHOR Put_Your_Name_Here|OPEN ON

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Very Best Regards,

Razzak.


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