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Flexbase Report Generation System ...
The report design area is 66 lines by 132 columns. Place free text
or report elements at desired locations within the design area prior
to printing the report.
Function Key Assignments:
[F1] - Displays help text when the help flag is on.
[F2] - Invokes the pull down menu system.
[F3] - Select/Modify the when printed row flag.
[F10] - Select/Modify report elements and attributes.
File Commands ...
Load - Load a previously saved report format file.
Save - Save the current report format to a disc file.
Use - Select the database that will be used to design the report.
Report generation commands that require information from
the database specification file (*.FBF) will not be allowed
until the USE command has been invoked.
Quit - End this report generation session. Save the current report
design before using this command, if desired.
Edit Commands ...
Delete - Delete the currently selected item.
Insert - Insert a blank line at the current cursor row position.
Row - Mark row as selected item.
Move - Move currently selected item.
To move a row, first select the row and then invoke this
option.
To move a report element, position the small block cursor
within the report element and then invoke this option.
Clear - Remove the current report format from the design area.
Print Commands ...
Print - This option uses the current report design area contents
and output device parameters to print the report.
Device - This option allows you to set the output device parameters
that will be used when the report is printed.
The output device parameters will be saved with the report
design each time the F2-File-Save option is used.
Search Commands ...
Conditions - Set the conditions that each record must meet in order
to be printed. Conditions can be set on any fields in
the active database, regardless of whether the field
will be displayed in the report.
If no search conditions are set then all records in the
active database will be printed.
Sort order - Select the key field to order the report display.
If the database has been previously sorted with the FBS
module, leave this table blank and the records will be
printed in the physical order of their location in the
database.
Setting the display sort order ...
╔═══════════════╦═════╗
║ Key Fields ║ A/D ║
╠═══════════════╬═════╣
║ NAME ┌──────────── Use the cursor control keys to locate
║ ADDRESS │ ║ ║ the desired key field.
║ CITY │ ║ ║
║ STATE ──┘ ║ A ───── Enter the desired order:
║ ZIPCODE ║ ║
║ TELEPHONE ║ ║ A - Print records in ascending order.
║ ║ ║ D - Print records in descending order.
║ ║ ║
║ ║ ║ Note: If more than one field is desired
╚═══════════════╩═════╝ to set the sort display, sort the
database with the FBS module prior to printing the report. Leave
the sort table blank to print the records based on their physical
order in the database.
Setting print conditions ...
Use the cursor control keys to move forward and backward through
the list of field names. Enter the desired condition based on the
formats below, or leave the condition table blank and all records
will be printed.
@EQ(data) - Field contents must be equal to data.
@NE(data) - Field contents must not be equal to data.
@GT(data) - Field contents must be greater than data.
@LT(data) - Field contents must be less than data.
@GE(data) - Field contents must be greater than or equal to data.
@LE(data) - Field contents must be less than or equal to data.
@BT(data1\data2) - Field contents must be in the inclusive range
between data1 and data2.
Upper or lower case letters can be used to assign the @ type.
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