Re: Report width > 132 characters

Steve Chell (slc_at_stevensons.co.nz) wrote:
: I have a report (written in SQL*ReportWriter 1.1) with a page width of
: more than 132 characters.
 

: Generating the report to Destination Type "Screen" works fine, but
: when generating to Destination Type "File", lines longer than 132
: characters get split into two after the 132nd character. (I need to
: generate to a file so the data can then be imported into a
: spreadsheet.)
 

: Does anyone know why the lines get split when generating to file but
: not to screen? Is there a way around this? (I've set the Page Width
: in the Report Settings screen to 300, but this has not fixed the
: problem.)
 

: Any help would be much appreciated.
 

: Steve Chell
: slc_at_stevensons.co.nz

Hi Steve,

Try setting the standard parameter format to "ultracond". This goes to 220 chars per line.
Cheers

Andrew Coulton Received on Fri Apr 05 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST