Editor Preferences

Note:

Changes to the font and tab settings take effect in the next report created, they do not affect the current report. Changes to the syntax color apply to the current report and to any new reports.

Preference	Description
Editing Mode	Standard restricts the editable sections in the code. Advanced allows you to edit every line of code. Show Symbol displays symbols next to the code in Advanced editing mode. You can select a line symbol and symbol color under Symbol.
Syntax Coloring	Colors for syntax elements. Leave this option unchecked to display the Production Reporting program in black and white. When you write Production Reporting programs, certain elements are color-coded. Enable Syntax Coloring to change these colors. Default colors include: Blue: Begin/End blocks, such as BEGIN-SETUP or END-SETUP Blue: Declare/Control blocks, such as DECLARE-PRINTER Red: Reserved variables / Compiler directives, such as #end-file and #IF Green: Comments
Font	Default font for Production Reporting program display. The default is Courier New 10. To change the default font, click Font. Note: Only monospaced fonts are available.
Tabs	Tab settings in Production Reporting programs. For example, 4, sets the tab stops to four characters. You can choose to insert spaces instead of tabs.
Symbol	Symbol used to highlight editable lines of code. You can select a line symbol and a symbol color
Default Code Template in Editor	Displays a basic code outline when you initially open the SQR Production Reporting Studio Editor.