GRAND-TOTAL is an output modifier that specifies text to be printed on the Grand Total line of a report. The specified text is printed left-justified in the first column of the report, replacing the three asterisks that normally appear.
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Text entered for the Grand Total should not exceed the character-width specification for the first column; it could overwrite the total figures. |
Format
GRAND-TOTAL " [text] ['options'] [text] " |
Parameter(s)
text |
Text to be printed on the Grand Total line of the report. |
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options |
Must be enclosed in single quotes. |
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L |
(Line) Suppresses the blank line that precedes the Grand Total line. This option is ignored if the U option is used in the same query. |
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P |
(Page) Prints Grand Totals on a separate page. |
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U |
(Underline) Underlines all totalled attributes with a row of equal signs. |
Description
The entire string of text and options must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example
This example report includes a Grand Total line that reads TOTAL SALES, and incorporates the U option:
>SORT ORDERS BY-EXP TITLE BREAK-ON TITLE TOTAL AMOUNT GRAND-TOTAL "TOTAL SALES:'U' " |
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PAGE 3 15:35:18 DD MMM YYYY |
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ORDERS... |
TITLE................................................ |
AMOUNT.... |
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10108 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$236.50 |
10110 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$1301.13 |
10112 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$229.25 |
10120 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$196.00 |
10122 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$49.00 |
10123 |
WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$49.00 |
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*** |
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$3259.11 |
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TOTAL SALES: |
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$14084.67 |
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35 ITEMS LISTED. |
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