====== OpenList Format Override Keywords ======

Three keywords in OpenList enable you to temporarily override the format specifications (justification, length, output conversion, and column heading) defined in the dictionary for a column. The capability to change the format of a column temporarily can save you the trouble of making changes in the dictionary before creating OpenList reports.

The keyword and override specifications follow the name of the column in the OpenList command to be displayed. Anytime text appears in the override specification, the specification must appear in quotes.                                                                                                                                              
The following table lists keywords available to specify a format override.

^Format Override Keyword^Description^
|JustLen|Override justification and/or length.|
|Oconv|Override output conversion.|
|ColHead|Override column heading.|

For example, the following OpenList command includes a format override specification for the column COMPANY:

<code>
List CUSTOMER COMPANY JustLen "L40"
</code>

In this example, the COMPANY column will be displayed with a left justification, 40 characters wide. The justification and length specified for the COMPANY column in the dictionary of the CUSTOMER table are ignored in this report.

Each format override keyword is listed separately later in this chapter.