To set properties for an ASCII (character-mode) report:
Double-click (the properties
icon) next to the report name to display the Property Inspector:
Under the Character Mode node, set Design In Character Units to Yes.
In the Object Navigator, under the Paper
Layout node, double-click ,
, or
(the properties icon)
for the pertinent report section (Header, Main, or Trailer) to display the
Property Inspector (by default, a report is defined in the Main Section).
In the Property Inspector, under the Section node:
Set the Report Width and Report Height properties to the appropriate character-mode dimensions for the report (for example, 132 (or 180) width x 66 height for landscape or 102 width x 85 (or 116) height for portrait).
Set the Orientation property to the desired value.
In the Object Navigator, expand the Data Model node, then the System Parameters node.
Double-click the MODE properties icon to display the Property Inspector:
Under the Parameter node, set the Initial Value property to Character.
In the Paper
Layout view, choose ToolsOptions
Rulers to display
the Ruler Settings dialog box:
Set Units to Character Cells and Number of Snap Points Per Grid Spacing to 1.
Click OK.
Click View in the menu bar and make sure that Snap to Grid is checked.
Choose EditPreferences
to display the Preferences dialog box:
On the Wizards page, set Horizontal Interfield to 1 and Vertical Interfield to 0.
Click OK.
Choose FormatFont,
and select the font, style, and size that most closely approximates the
character-mode font (for example, Courier, Regular, 12 point).
About creating an ASCII (character-mode) report
Creating an ASCII (character-mode) report
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