Description
The TEXTCOL message is used to send columnar text to the printer. First set the column lengths and column headers with the HEADER message. The column text is separated with @VM and the row text is separated with @FM. The font can be changed with the FONT message. The columnar text is printed at the current position.
Note: The ADDTABLE message should be used in place of all TABLE and TEXTCOL messages.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description of Fields | Comments | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parm1 - ColText | <1> Column Text | @FM delimiter between rows, and @VM delimiter between columns | "" |
See also
HEADER, FONT, FOOTER, TEXT, TEXTBOX, TEXTXY Set_Printer Messages
Example
/* The following example shows how to use the TEXTCOL message. */
declare function Set_Printer
stat = Set_Printer("INIT") ;* Start printing
header = "This is the main Header Page 'P''X'"
colLen = "2,2,2"
colHeader = "Col1,Col2,Col3"
colText = "111,222,333/aaa,bbb,ccc/AAA,BBB,CCC"
* Convert delimiters
convert "," to @fm in colLen ; convert "," to @vm in colHeader
convert "," to @vm in colText ; convert "/" to @fm in colText
* Set the column lengths and header
stat = Set_Printer("HEADER", header, colLen, colHeader)
stat = Set_Printer("TEXTCOL", colText) ;* Print columnar text
stat = Set_Printer("TERM") ;* End printing
