Re: SQR3 font Bold

[Ray Ontko <rayo@ontko.com>]

> We are in the process of converting from SQR 2.27 to SQR 3.0.5.  When
> testing our existing files, I found that numeric variables with an edit
> pattern will not print after using a graphic font command if the font
> is bold.  In the code below, the words 'Customer Total:' print bolded.
> The numeric values do not print at all.  If I move the numeric values
> to a text variable (edited), they will print as bold text.  Does anyone
> know how to get this to work without rewriting all of the reports?
>
>
> #DEFINE COURIER              3
> #DEFINE COURIER_BOLD       300
>
> Begin-Procedure Cust-Tot
>  Next-Listing No-Advance Need=3
>  Print '------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  '  (,73)
>  Print '------------  ------------' ()
>  graphic  () font          {COURIER_BOLD}
>  Print 'Customer Total: '        (,56)
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL       () Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL       () Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL_C     (,86) Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL_30    (,100) Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL_60    (,114) Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL_90    (,128) Edit 99,999,999.99
>  Print #SUM_CUST_BAL_120   (,142) Edit 99,999,999.99
>  graphic  () font          {COURIER}
>  Print '------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  '  (+1,73)
>  Print '------------  ------------' ()

Elizabeth,

I think GRAPHIC FONT is a declining feature of SQR.  You
might use ALTER-PRINTER instead.  This might solve your
problem.

Ray
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