HEADING is an output modifier that defines a heading to replace the default heading for the top of each page of a report.
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HEADING "[text] ['options'] [text] ['options']..." |
Parameter(s)
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text |
Text that appears in the heading. |
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options |
Can be interspersed anywhere within the text to modify those parts of the text. They must be enclosed in single quotes. |
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B [n] |
(Break) Inserts the value of the attribute causing a control break. It must be used in conjunction with the B option of the BREAK-ON modifier. n inserts the control-break value left-justified in a field of n blanks. |
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C |
(Center) C centers text. |
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D |
(Date) Inserts the current date in the format dd mmm yyyy. |
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F [n] |
(File) Inserts the file name. n inserts the file name left-justified in a field of n blanks. |
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I [n] |
(Item) Inserts the item-ID. n inserts the item-ID left-justified in a field of n blanks. |
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L |
(Line-feed) Inserts a carriage return and a line-feed. |
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P [N] |
(Page) Inserts the page number. N inserts the page number left-justified. |
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T |
(Time) Inserts the current time and date in the format hh:mm:ss dd mmm yyyy. The time appears in 24-hour format. |
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'' |
Prints a single quote in the heading text. |
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Description
Text and options can appear in any order. HEADING displays the information in the order specified. Spaces can be used anywhere in the heading text to make it more legible. The entire string of text and options must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example
This example produces a report from the BOOK-CATALOG file that includes a four-line heading, and incorporates the C, L, P and F options:
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>SORT BOOK-CATALOG BY PRICE TITLE PRICE ID-SUPP HEADING "Current Titles and prices'CL'====================================================='CL'PAGE: 'P' FILE: 'F' ITEM: 'IL' " |
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Current Titles and Prices |
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PAGE: 1 |
FILE: BOOK-CATALOG ITEM: N01 |
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TITLE........................................ |
PRICE......... |
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DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS |
$9.00 |
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OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS |
$20.00 |
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WRITING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS |
$20.00 |
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WORD PROCESSING |
$20.00 |
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See Also