LABEL FORM
Displays labels to the screen or an alternate device
- Syntax
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- LABEL FORM <cLabelName> [TO PRINTER] [TO FILE <cFile>] [<cScope>]
- [WHILE <bWhile> ] [FOR <bFor> ] [SAMPLE] [NOCONSOLE]
- Arguments
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- <cLabelName> Name of label file
- <cFile> Name of an alternate file
- <cScope> Expression of a scoping condition
- <bWhile> WHILE condition
- <bFor> FOR condition
- Description
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- This command allows labels to be printed based on the format outlined in LBL file specified as <cLabelName>. By default, output will go to the screen however this output may be rerouted with either the TO PRINTER or the TO FILE clause.
- If the TO FILE clause is specified, the name of the ASCII text file containing the generated labels will be <cFile>.
- If no file extension is specified a .TXT extension is added. <cScope> is the scope condition for this command. Valid scopes include NEXT <expN> (number of records to be displayed, where <expN> is the number of records), RECORD <expN> (a specific record to be printed), REST (all records starting from the current record position,and ALL (all records). The default is ALL.
- Both logical expression may work ill conjunction with one another where <bFor> is the logical expression for the FOR condition (for records to be displayed whitin a given value range) and <bWhile> for the WHILE condition (for records to be displayed until they fail to meet the condition).
- If the SAMPLE clause is specified, test labels will be generated.
- If the NOCONSOLE clause is specified,the console will be turned off while this command is being executed.
- This command follows the search criteria outlined in the SET PATH TO command. The path may be specified, along, with (the drive letter, in <cLabelName>
Examples
FUNCTION MAIN()
USE Test New
LABEL FORM EE
USE
RETURN NIL
- Status
- Ready
- Compliance
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- This command is CA-Clipper compliant.
- Platforms
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- ALL
- Files
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- Library is rtl
- See Also