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REPOPT3P.GEN Version 1.0 -- a modified REPORT.GEN for dBASE IV 1.1
Joel Saltzman
Ashton-Tate Software Support
Feature:
Enhancement
- dBASE 3 Plus Alias Compatibility
To use this modified REPORT.GEN file, do the following steps:
1. Insert the diskette into your A (or any other) drive.
2. Go into the directory where dBASE is installed.
3. At the DOS prompt, type
COPY A:REPORT3P.GEN REPORT.GEN
The next time you run dBASE, REPORT3P.GEN will be used to produce
your reports. For any reports that you created prior to using
REPORT3P.GEN, erase <report name>.FRG and <report name>.FRO to
force dBASE to regenerate your old report. Don't worry -- as long
as <report name>.FRM is intact, you will not need to redesign the
report. You can safely copy REPORT3P.GEN over your current
REPORT.GEN, as all functionality of the original is maintained.
*****
In dBASE III Plus, alias names are use in the report form to
indicate which database a field came from. In dBASE IV, alias
names are not used so that the user has the ability to use the
report with more than one data file or view that have the same field
names as the original report. To retain the alias names as in dBASE
III Plus, type in the following from DOS prior to running dBASE:
SET DTL_RPTDB3P=ON
The next time you save a new or changed report form, the <report
name>.FRG will have the aliases next to the field references.
To return to the dBASE IV style with no aliases, type
SET DTL_RPTDB3P=