FORMAT
Defines titles and/or page headers for dictionary reports.
Syntax
F[ORMAT]
[;ALIGN[MENT] = alignment-option ]
[;F[ORMAT]-V[ARIABLE] = format-flag ]
[;P[AGE-]H[EADER] = ["page-header-text "]]
[;TI[TLE] = ["title-text "]]
.
Parameters
alignment-option format-flag page-header-text title-text
4-100
A value that specifies which alignment option to use with the output data from the dictionary. Valid choices are: aligned fixed-
Aligns all values with respect to the longest value header.
Aligns all values assuming a fixed aligned length header of 15 characters. If any value header (attribute name) is larger than 15 characters, it is truncated at 15 characters and a caret (^) is placed in the 16th position to indicate that the name is truncated.
unaligned Aligns each value independently, immediately after its respective value header. The default is to print the values unaligned.
A value indicating how the text of variable length attributes is formatted. Valid choices are: on Formats the variable length attribute text before it is printed.
off Does not format the variable length attribute text before it is printed.
The text is printed in the format in which it is stored.
The default is for the text to be formatted. If the text is not formatted and a line will not fit within the page or screen boundaries, the line will wrap-around to the next line.
A quoted string that is printed at the top of each page of a report for all output that is sent to a destination other than the terminal. It uses the following format: string1; string2; string3
where
string1 is set flush to the left margin string2 is centered on the page string3 is set flush to the right margin. You can omit any of the strings by leaving them blank. Two special characters are recognized:
^ substitutes the current date and time
! substitutes an ascending page number
A quoted string that is printed on the first page as the title of the report. It is centered
