REPORTS

REPORTS (Short Name: REP)

Use the REPORTS command to start the Report Designer.

Options

MODAL
Allows an EEP command block to launch a Form, Label or Report in a designer. After making appropriate changes, you will have to save the changes and close the designer in order to continue the next command in your EEP.

rptname
Specifies an existing report whose definition you want to modify.

tblview
This options is for DOS only; specify both rptname and tblview when you want to build a new report. R:BASE displays the "Report Designer" window where you can begin to define the new report. Use rptname alone to specify the name of an existing report you want to modify.

About the REPORTS Command

You also start the Report Designer from the Tools menu in R:BASE for Windows.

When designing a report, you can do the folllwing:

Define a Quick or a Custom report that prints or displays data from a table or view.

Group data by unique column values.

Define variables and include them in the report.

Look up values from columns in other tables.

Draw lines, borders, 3D boxes, and standard boxes on the report.

Print a report to a printer, the screen, or a disk file.

Print summary information, such as subtotals.

Create display masks for data.

Place a graphic on a report.