The
User Delimited Format allows you to specify a unique field delimiter in place of comma or tab. This delimiter
must be specified in your CAPGL.INI file in the [Export] section, as follows:Printing & Printer Set-Up
Use this dialog to print reports, preview reports and export report data to external applications.
Date To Appear On Report
The date to appear on the top of printed reports. To choose the current date click on the field and press the F2 function key.
Starting Page
The first page to start outputing to print.
Last Page
The last page to output to print.
Copies
The number of copies to print of a report.
The top margin specified in lines. On a typical report using A4 paper there are typically 64 lines per page.
Bottom Margin
The bottom margin of the page specified in lines.
Printers
This is a list of available printers to choose from to direct report output too. Consult your Windows documentation on Printer Set-Up for information on adding or removing printers from the list.
Preview
Click on this button instead of Print to preview the report to the screen.
The report printing dialog can be used to export data to external applications. To export data start by clicking on Print to File then Print. You will now be able to specify the file type to print. Choose this from the Save File as Type list. Many common data formats are supported, including:
.PRN
ASCII text report
ASCII tab delimited
ASCII user delimited
Only use the .PRN format if you wish to copy/print the file directly to your printer at some later date. The ASCII text report format is a "mirror image" text listing of the report and can be used when you wish to load report data into desk top publishing or word processing software. The other formats are typically used for loading into spreadsheets or linking to database applications.
The
User Delimited Format allows you to specify a unique field delimiter in place of comma or tab. This delimiter
must be specified in your CAPGL.INI file in the [Export] section, as follows:
[Export]
Delimit=014
In the above example, the number 014 is the ASCII code for the delimiter to use.
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