Re: columns

[Art DiRamio <ADiRamio@OPENSOLUTIONS.COM>]

Aaron -

Can you send a snippet of your column syntax?

We use columns here with no problem.  Here is a sample of how we are
using. . .hope it helps
------------------
Columns 1 31                                 !Start my columns at
position 1, 45, and 90 - making col 45 = col 1 in middle. . .
Begin-Procedure print-some-junk
Begin-Select
col1            &col1           (  ,  1     ) Edit 999
col2            &col2           (  ,  7     ) Edit 999,999,999.99
col3            &col3           (  , 24, 4)
  position                         (+1       )

  next-column at-end=newline             ! will print data across
columns

  from table
where conditions. . .
End-Select
End-Procedure

The results would look like:

         1         2         3         4         5         6
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
111   123,456,789.00   text   112   987,654,321.00   text
113   444,444,444.44   rept   114   666,666,666.66   xxxx

and so on. . .

To print columns down the page, substitute a call like this for
next-column line. . .

  next-column goto-top=6 at-end=newpage          ! 6 is an arbitrary
number.

The results would look like:

         1         2         3         4         5         6
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
111   123,456,789.00   text   114   666,666,666.66   xxxx
112   987,654,321.00   text
113   444,444,444.44   rept
<bottom of page>

and so on. . .






next-column goto-top=6 At-end=newpage   !will print data down page to
end, then go to top of page and start on line 6 in next column.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Aaron Solomon [SMTP:aaron.solomon@GS.COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, November 19, 1997 9:03 AM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
        Subject:        columns

        Can anyone help me out with printing in different columns?
        I have tried messing around with them, but it never seems to
work right.
        I am trying to print landscape on a page with 176 columns.
        For kicks I created 3 columns, all of size 20 - just to see  it
print right.
        Well, when I do all my printing, everything goes into the 2nd
column,
        regardless of whether I use the use-column or nex-column
command.
        SQR seems to be ignoring it.  What am I doing wrong?

        Any suggestions,
        Aaron