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Process Help SCRFMT - output text to the screen |
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SCRFMT |
Command line only |
Introduction
Format text using format controls defined in the SCREEN command.
How to use
The output is sent to the screen, and optionally the print file and/or a Datamine file. The text to be formatted can be entered directly, or supplied from an external text file, with an optional keyword. Only one external file (and key if supplied) can be referenced.
In the external file the key is prefixed by the characters . Specification of an external file is as follows:
sysfile [,key [,prepended fmt_txt]]
The maximum number of formatted text lines allowed is 500.
Files, Fields and Parameters
Input Files
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Name |
Description |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
Output Files
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Name |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
Description |
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OUT |
Output |
No |
Undefined |
Output database file. |
Fields
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Name |
Description |
Source |
Required |
Type |
Default |
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TEXT |
Optional name for the field that is to contain the formatted text. The default is "TEXT". |
OUT |
No |
Character |
TEXT |
Parameters
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Name |
Description |
Required |
Default |
Range |
Values |
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WIDTH |
Width of output text in characters in the range 1-132 (80). |
No | 80 | 1,132 | Undefined |
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Control whether output should be sent to the print file, with the default as none (0). |
No | 0 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
Notes
No additional notes.
Example
!SCRFMT
Error and Warning Messages
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