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Edit <report name>: Text Mode dialog
Using the text mode report editor requires you type the SQL-like commands (including any subcommands or subcommand qualifiers) required to create a working report.
Five of the pre-written reports must be edited using the Text Editor.
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Edit workspace
In the Text Editor workspace:
specify the report name and its description
specify the database query
change the report block, local definition block, and the level specification block instructions.
The global definition block must be edited using a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad or Microsoft Wordpad.
Draft
Displays a preview of the report in a draft format
The preview displays the report text in a default COURIER font. This means some columns might overlap in the draft preview, while printing out properly, due to possible font spacing differences.
Print
Opens the Print <report name> dialog (see Choices for printing a report) where you send the report to the printer or to a file.
Related topics
Editing a report in text mode
Editing or adding global report information
Text mode: Editing the printed report column and column layout
Text mode: Editing the report body layout
Text mode: Editing the report extraction criteria
Text mode: Editing the report name, description, and ID
Text mode: Editing the report sort criteria
Parent topic
Text Editor