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==Description==
 
==Description==
The SET PAGELENGTH TO <expN> command sets the length of pagination in an output file created from one of the DISPLAY | LIST...TO FILE or TYPE FILE commands.  When used in conjunction with the LIST | DISPLAY ... TO FILE, SET DESCRIPTION, SET PAGEWIDTH and SET HEADING TO commands, this provides the ability to produce quick reports.
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The SET PAGELENGTH TO <expN> command sets the length of pagination in an output file created from one of the DISPLAY | LIST...TO FILE or TYPE FILE commands.  When used in conjunction with the LIST | DISPLAY ... TO FILE, SET DESCRIPTIONS, SET PAGEWIDTH and SET HEADING commands, this provides the ability to produce quick reports.
  
  
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use demo
 
use demo
 
list fields acc_prefix, acc_no, ord_value, name;
 
list fields acc_prefix, acc_no, ord_value, name;
to file accounts.txt;
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  to file accounts.txt;
for ord_date =("01/01/00")
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  for ord_date =("01/02/2009")
 
</code>
 
</code>
  

Revision as of 12:02, 19 March 2009

SET PAGELENGTH

Class

Printing


Purpose

Governs pagination in output files


Syntax

SET PAGELENGTH TO <expN>


See Also

BROWSE, DISPLAY, LIST, REPORT, TYPE, SET DESCRIPTIONS, SET HEADING, SET PAGEWIDTH


Description

The SET PAGELENGTH TO <expN> command sets the length of pagination in an output file created from one of the DISPLAY | LIST...TO FILE or TYPE FILE commands. When used in conjunction with the LIST | DISPLAY ... TO FILE, SET DESCRIPTIONS, SET PAGEWIDTH and SET HEADING commands, this provides the ability to produce quick reports.


Example

set pagelength to 60
set heading to single
use demo
list fields acc_prefix, acc_no, ord_value, name;
  to file accounts.txt;
  for ord_date =("01/02/2009")


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer