ASCII FILE FROM REPORT FORM INCORREECT 1

[bebbo]

If PRT_DEST = FILE_REP
gcDelimName = 'CLISUM.TXT'
gcDelimFile = PUTFILE('Delimited file:', ;
gcDelimName, 'TXT')
Endif
REPORT FORM clsum1g ;
FOR !EOF('card') ;
NOCONSOLE NOEJECT ;
TO FILE (gcDelimFile) ASCII

Should I print the above Form or View it there are no problems. However when the Form is wrote to a text file end parts of words will be missing and lines will be wrapped. I believe this is to do with the Font size. If so how do I alter the Font size. Or is there a different solution. Thanks.

 

[rgbean]

If you are going to write a report out to an ASCII file, then you should design the report with a non-proportional font for all the fields. I normally use Courier New.

If you are going to run the "same" report to both an ASCII file and to the printer, then either both should use this font, or you can build a separate report just for printing (so it "looks" better).

Rick

 

[jonscott8]

PMFJI, but to alleviate the columns being truncated, increase the value of the _ASCIICOLS system variable.

_ASCIICOLS = 200
REPORT FORM clsum1g TO FILE (gcDelimFile) ASCII

However, following Rick's advice will yield better control over the appearance/alignment of the output. Jon Hawkins