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Elements of BRW
The Developer Version
The Report Writer.
The report writer is the main part of the HP ALLBASE/BRW developer
system. You use the report writer to specify, compile, and execute
reports.
BRWCONV.
BRWCONV converts existing reports, created with Report/V or Inform/V,
into HP ALLBASE/BRW format.
BRWCONV translates all Inform/V features; no manual modifications are
necessary. BRWCONV does not translate all Report/V features; some are
not available or not necessary in HP ALLBASE/BRW. See Chapter 22 for
more details.
Run-time Only Version
The run-time only version of HP ALLBASE/BRW is part of the Fundamental
Operating Software (FOS) for MPE XL. It consists of two programs:
BRWSTART The BRWSTART program is included with the MPE XL
operating system. BRWSTART allows you to request a
report in batch mode, accessing the Request Report
screen from outside HP ALLBASE/BRW.
BRWEXEC With BRWEXEC, you can run a report successfully
outside of HP ALLBASE/BRW, even if the HP 3000 you
use does not have HP ALLBASE/BRW installed. The
BRWEXE program is part of the MPE XL operating
system and is all you need to run a compiled HP
ALLBASE/BRW report.
See Chapter 11, "Requesting Reports" for more information about BRWSTART
and BRWEXEC.
HP BRW-Desk
HP BRW-Desk/XL is an add-on product to HP ALLBASE/BRW that delivers
reports electronically to one or more people using HP DeskManager. A
single report can be split electronically, at specified levels, and each
part distributed to a list of HP DeskManager users.