Description

objectname

The name of an object in the database. Valid objects include:

• QMF objects (PROC, QUERY, FORM)
• Table objects (TABLE, VIEW, SYNONYM, ALIAS)

PRINTER

Specifies the output destination for the PRINT command.

printername

Specifies a printer destination. This must be the nickname of a GDDM printer.

blankstring

Specifies a file destination. This value must be indicated by a string of 0 to 8 blanks enclosed in single quotes (' ').

The physical destination for the print file is a dataset, a file or a device allocated to the QMF file DSQPRINT. Contact your QMF administrator for details specific to your QMF environment.

This option is not valid for chart, form or prompted query objects.

LENGTH

Specifies the length of a printed page. The unit of length is one line.

integer

Specifies the maximum number of lines between page breaks. The number must be an integer from 1 to 999.

Minimum lengths apply to certain objects:

Form

25

SQL Query

25

Procedure

25

Prompted Query

25

Table

8

QBE Query

7 (5 when print to a file)

Profile

7 (5 when print to a file)

The minimum length for a report varies with the form used and the value of the command options DATETIME and PAGENO.

The maximum length of a printed form is 66.

CONT

Specifies continuous printing, without page breaks.

This option is not valid for chart, form or prompted query objects or whenever a printer name is specified.

WIDTH

Specifies the width of a printed page. The unit of width is one single-byte character.

integer

Specifies the maximum number of characters to be printed on any line. The number must be an integer from 22 to 999.

Lines wider than the value specified are cut off on the right, unless the object you are printing is a report. In that case, lines longer than the value specified are formatted on a subsequent page, unless you specified line wrapping on the FORM.OPTIONS panel.

PAGENO

Specifies the inclusion of page numbers with the printed object.

This option is ignored when printing a report and the form contains the variable &PAGE.

YES

Page numbers are included at the bottom of the page.

NO

Page numbers are suppressed.

DATETIME

Specifies the inclusion of the system date and time on each page of the printed object.

This option is ignored when printing a report and the form contains the variable &DATE. or &TIME.

YES

Date and time are included at the bottom of the page.

NO

Data and time are not included.

FORM

Specifies the form to use when printing a report.

FORM

The current form object in temporary storage. This is the default.

formname

The name of a QMF Form in the database. This form will replace the current form in temporary storage.

UNITS

Specifies the the unit of measure for chart dimension parameters CLENGTH, CWIDTH, HOFFSET, and VOFFSET.

PERCENT

Chart dimensions are relative to the screen size (100 percent).

CENTIMETERS

Chart dimensions are expressed in centimeters.

INCHES

Chart dimensions are expressed in inches.

CLENGTH

The length of the chart area expressed as a number. The unit of measure is determined by the UNITS parameter. The default varies with the unit of measure.

CWIDTH

The width of the chart area expressed as a number. The unit of measure is determined by the UNITS parameter. The default varies with the unit of measure.

HOFFSET

The horizontal offset of the chart from the left side of the page expressed as a number. The unit of measure is determined by the UNITS parameter.

VOFFSET

The vertical offset of the chart from the top of the page expressed as a number. The unit of measure is determined by the UNITS parameter.

ICUFORM

Specifies the name of a chart format. A chart format contains the specifications required to turn data into a chart. Different formats are used to produce different types of charts.

DSQCFORM

The name of the default chart format provided by QMF.

This format can be customized by your QMF administrator. It provides a bar chart if not customized.

chartname

The name of a chart format saved in

ICUCHART

Specifies the default chart format for the GDDM Interactive Chart Facility.

BAR

HISTOGRAM

LINE

PIE

POLAR

SCATTER

SURFACE

TOWER

TABLE

The name of a chart format provided by QMF.