When data is positioned on a form with x- and y- coordinates, the system also uses the justification and maximum column width defined for each attribute for placement and truncation. The table below shows how this may affect the appearance of data on a form.
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Justification |
Result |
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L |
Data is left-justified. Output begins at the specified column number (x) and extends through column (x + column width). Data that exceeds the length set by the column width field is truncated at column (x + column width), the rightmost position. |
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R |
Data is right-justified. Output begins at the specified column number (x) and extends through column (x + column width). Data that exceeds the length set by the column width field is truncated at column x, the leftmost position. |
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T |
Data is left-justified. Output and truncation work the same way as data whose justification is L, except if data is output in a window. In this case, data wraps to the next line on a word boundary. |
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