any_col | A column of any type. | &string &number &date |
date_col | Date or datetime column retrievable from a database. | &date1 |
num_col | Numeric column retrievable from a database. | &price |
txt_col | Text column retrievable from a database. | &address |
any_lit | A literal of any type. | 'abc' 12 |
int_lit | Integer literal defined in a program. | 12345 |
num_lit | Numeric literal defined in a program. | 12345.67 |
txt_lit | Text literal defined in a program. | 'Company Confidential' |
any_var | A variable of any type. | $string #number $date |
date_var | A variable explicitly defined as a date variable. | $date1 |
num_var | Numeric variable defined in a program. | #total_cost |
txt_var | String variable defined in a program. | $your_name |
nn | Integer literal used as an argument to a command. | 123 |
position | The position qualifier, which consists of the line, column, and length specification. The minimum position, (), means to use the current line and column position on the page for the length of the field being printed. | (5,10,30) |