Re: -F Flag question

[Don Mellen <donm@ONTKO.COM>]

On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Williams, Kara wrote:
> Question:  I know that I can override the name that SQR or the program
> assigns to a report file by specifying the -F flag, but what if the report
> produces multiple outputs?  Would I use multiple -F flags with the name for
> each output file specified?  If so, do I put them in sequential order?

OK, a few things here,

Yes multiple -F flags can be used to overide the output names of the
reports in the order that they are "declare"d in the report program.

If you simply want all of the reports with their default names to go in a
different directory, you can use a single -F flag with the new directory
and no file name.

If you want to name the reports at run-time (like Parijat wanted to) then
you don't need the -F flag at all, declare your reports, then do a
"use-report" followed by a "new-report" before you print anything. The
"new-report" will allow you to change the file name of the report, and you
can then use the "use-report" command to switch between outputs (w/o
another "new-report").

HTH,
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