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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

String Item Edits Screen 

Use this screen to specify how the values of string items are to be
edited before they are printed on a report.  String item edits are
optional.


            

To specify a string edit 

   1.  Use Prev/Next Item or Select Item to access the item.

   2.  Type item edits for this item.

   3.  Press Enter.


NOTE  Unlike other Item Edits, String Item Edits allow a blank Edit Mask
      field, so that no editing is performed.


Banner Line 

The banner line (at the top of the screen) shows in which lineset the
current item is positioned.

Field Descriptions 

Item 

Display.  The current item.

Line/position 

Display.  The line and print field position of the item.

Length 

Optional.  The print field length defined for this item on the Define
Lines screen.  You can also change the length for this item.

Shift String 

Optional.  Type one of the following to specify how text is to be
printed:

U                                           upper case

L                                           lower case

I                                           initial capitals on each word

Edit Mask 

Optional.  The Edit Mask for this item.  Use X's to indicate characters
in the string and any other characters to indicate masked part of the
string.  Use blanks in the mask to allow for blank spaces in the string.

Default is that the item is not edited with a mask.

Justify 

Type one of these codes:

L                                           left justify

C                                           center

R                                           right justify

The default is that the value is left-justified.

Prefill with Character 

The character to be printed instead of leading blanks.

"No Value" Character 

Optional.  The print field is filled with this character if the item has
no value.

"Error Value" Character 

Optional.  The print field is filled with this character if an error
value occurs.

Softkeys 

Select Item 

Prompts for the name of the item to be accessed.

Select Lineset 

Prompts for the level and type of lineset to be accessed.  You respond
with:

P (for page)          plus H (page heading) or F (page footing)

R (for report)        plus H (report heading) or F (report footing)

1 - 9 (break level)   plus H (break heading) or F (break footing)

D (for detail line)

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