SCRFMT Process

To access this process:

See this process in the Command Table.

Process Overview

Legacy process used to format text using format controls defined in the SCREEN command.

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]]

Note: The maximum number of formatted text lines allowed is 500.

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

OUT

Output

No

Undefined

Output database file.

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

TEXT

Optional name for the field that is to contain the formatted text. The default is "TEXT".

OUT

No

Character

TEXT

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

WIDTH

Width of output text in characters in the range 1-132 (80).

No 80 1,132 Undefined

PRINT

Control whether output should be sent to the print file, with the default as none (0).

No 0 0,1 0,1