Re: Getting current setting of columns per page

["Mansfeld, Fredrik" <fredrik@ABARIS.SE>]

Hi,

I have solved that problem by using the #define statement. I have a
couple of general files with such things as headers and footers and
other things that the users feels must look the same on every report. I
#include those files in all my reports, but before the #include
statement I make sure to #define all constants needed, preferably in a
file for it self. So the beginning of my reports could look something
like this (very much lika a C-file, I know):

        #include 'MyDefine.dat'
        #include 'GenHead.dat'
        #include 'GenFoot.dat'
        #include 'GenProc.dat'

In the MyDefine.dat I have a line that might look like this:

        #define Columns 120

And in GenHead.dat you find this:

        Page-Size {Lines} {Columns}

This works fine with me.

Regards,

Fredrik

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> language[SMTP:SQR-USERS@USA.NET] on behalf of Scott
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> Sent:          den 29 januari 1997 21:48
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> Subject:      Getting current setting of columns per page
>
> Is there a reserved variable name, or any way to extract what the
> current
> number of columns are set to for a report?
>
> I want to develop a generic heading routine for all reports to look
> extactly the same and need to position some text X characters from the
> right side of the page.  The declare-report in any of these reports
> could
> be using any number of pre-defined layouts.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>      --_ Scott _--
>