Re: Reports 2.5 - ASCII output-Help

Ron Mahon wrote:
>
> Jenny Farnham wrote:
> >
> > I'll set the scene..... I am developing a simple report
> > in Reports 2.5 on a Unix workstation.
> > I have set everything I know so that this report will come
> > out CHARACTER-mode, 132 x 66, landscape. I've set the fonts
> > ,size, etc just like the Oracle books have told me.... if
> > it was in the bood regarding developing/running character mode
> > reports I have read it/done it!
> >
> > Problem: When I run the report to screen - it looks great,
> > and it actually is in ascii format (no fancy stuff)... However,
> > when I go to run it to a FILE..... it seems to be only coming
> > out in 80 character mode. I "vi"d the file and made it so the
> > carriage returns would show up. The carriage returns show up at 80!
> > I have even chosen the ascii driver from the "Choose Printer"
> > choice.
> >
> > WHY - after all I have done.... does it only save it in 80 character
> > mode? I'm going nuts. I hate this product to begin with but am
> > forced to use it.
> >
> > Jennifer Farnham
> > Access Graphics
> > Boulder, Colorado
> > --
> > =======================================================
> > Jennifer Farnham
> > email: farnham_at_spot.colorado.edu or
> > HomePage: http://spot.Colorado.EDU/~farnham/Home.html
> Jennifer the problem is that the template you used is set for a laser
> printer on 8.5*11 paper. In a rush we modified the report telling it to
> print 230 char per line. The right way id to create a new template for
> dot matrix printer. You can copy and modify one of the supplied
> templates. I haven't had time to do it yet! please let me know how you
> made out
> Regards
> Ron Mahon
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Hi,

Set DESFORMAT to WIDE, or another PRT file with 132 columns width. Read about printer definition files.

                Good Luck, Peter. Received on Fri Aug 09 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST