Reporter output to diskfile problems (OpenInsight Specific)
At 18 MAY 2000 12:17:26AM Peter Richards wrote:
Hi,
Using Reporter to do a simple report, with the output to a disk file, and whenever there is no data (null columns) the report columns are not aligned properly
How do I fix this ?
Peter
At 18 MAY 2000 12:08PM Don Bakke wrote:
Peter,
Are you saying that when you copy this diskfile to the appropriate printer then you get column alignment problems or are you creating an ASCII diskfile and are looking at it in some kind of text editor and having problems?
dbakke@srpcs.com
At 19 MAY 2000 04:54AM Peter Richards wrote:
Don,
The Rev Reporter output is to a disk file, and when we import that into an editor, or spreadsheet type program, it then becomes apparent that there is column "misalignment". I'm fairly sure we are using TAB as the column delimeter.
Peter
At 19 MAY 2000 10:39AM Don Bakke wrote:
Peter,
I'm not sure what you are attempting to do should even be expected to work unless the printer you are using to print to a disk file is Generic / Text only. Is this the printer you have chosen?
dbakke@srpcs.com
At 19 MAY 2000 06:54PM Peter Richards wrote:
Don,
I will have to ask the user about this and get back to you, so it might be a few days.
Basically, if the output (for example) was 2 rows and 4 columns, with TAB as a delimeter, we should see:
Row1Col1TABRow1Col2TABRow1Col3TABRow1Col4CRLF
Row2Col1TABRow2Col2TABRow2Col3TABRow2Col4CRLF
but if (for example), there was no data in Row2, Col 2, then column 3 and Column 4 (in row 2) would be misaligned ONE column to the left.
I will find out more and get back,
Thanks,
Peter
At 19 MAY 2000 07:02PM Don Bakke wrote:
Peter,
Okay, when you get back we'll be here to help. I guess I am trying to figure out how the TAB is getting in the disk file based on the type of reporting you are doing.
dbakke@srpcs.com