Re: Reports 2.5 tab delimited file output?

[Quoted] Regarding the following (which is a lifesaver, thanks!), does anyone know what the control code from a mac would be, or what might be substituted for control(I)/control(l) for a tab/cr?

In article <864839773.19070_at_dejanews.com>, markha_at_csufresno.edu wrote:

> I found a solution to this problem: First, add a user defined printer
> code to the printer definition file which will translate to control-I,
> the ascii tab character. For example:
>
> printer "no_ff"
> height 66
> width 2000
> after page
> code "09" control(I) <-- added code 09 to generate ctl-I (tab)
> linefeed control(J)
>
> Then, instead of selecting all the fields and concatenating them into a
> single data record, select as individual fields.
>
> SELECT field_1, field_2, field_3, etc.
>
> Then place each field in the character format layout side by side with
> the "General Layout-Horizontal-Variable" property set, and the "Printer
> Code-After" property set to &09 for each of the fields (except the last).
>
> Mark
>
> markha_at_csufresno.edu wrote:
 

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