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- ** REPORT FORMATTER ** Page 1
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- This screen allows you to select the fields you want included in your report.
- You select the fields to include, the width you want the field to occupy and
- select whether to truncate or wrap a field if the actual field width exceeds
- the width you selected. The screen displays five fields, three of which re-
- quire you to make entries. Two of the fields display information only and
- cannot be edited.
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- Print Field Enter the field you want printed in this field.
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- Field Width Display only field, shows the width the field occupies in
- the library file.
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- Print Width Enter the width in characters, you want the field to occupy.
- The minimum is six.
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- Wrap (Y/N) Yes - if the field width of the field to be printed is
- greater than the print width you selected, then the remain-
- ing characters will be printed on the next line -- if No
- the remaining characters will be truncated.
- See Example on the next page.
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- ** Wrap Example **
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- 1. You enter TITLE for Print Field.
- 2. The screen would display 40 for Field Width.
- 3. You enter 20 for Print Width.
- 4. You enter Y for Wrap.
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- The movie title ' Star Trek III: The Search For Spock ' would print out as
- follows with 'Y 'for Wrap:
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- Star Trek III: The
- Search For Spock
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- If 'N' was entered for WRAP the title would be truncated as follows:
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- Star Trek III: The
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