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System Data Item Descriptions
Examples
Records in a file consist of a code, surname, and firstname separated by spaces. You define
a Group Global Setup Data item to obtain these values as follows. You use GLB.FILLER in
place of the spaces.
If you wish to create a Report Frame to define the format of an Extract file in the same
format as the above file, you can also use GLB.FILLER. After creating the item for the code,
you can paint the spaces between the code and surname by using the following command.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to GLB.FILLER:
$ Do not use the SAME.AS; Data Command to see the attributes of GLB.FILLER. (You
may use SAME.AS; to copy the attributes of a data item to GLB.FILLER.)
$ You cannot define GLB.FILLER in your Dictionary.
$ You cannot include GLB.FILLER in your logic (apart from in the definitions of Group
Global Setup Data items or Group Setup Data items).
$ You cannot include GLB.FILLER in the list of data items to be traced.
$ When you create a Report Frame that defines the format of an Extract file you can
include multiple GLB.FILLER data items.
$ If you print a Report Frame that includes GLB.FILLER data items, these items will
print as spaces regardless of their edit type (extra spaces are included where required
for edit types such as EDIT; $).
Edit Characteristics
LENGTH = (user-defined) EDIT= (user-defined)
GLB.FORMDEPTH
GLB.FORMDEPTH contains the number of printable lines of Report output on a page.
GLB.FORMDEPTH is valid in Reports only. It can be used for Shadow Reports, in the form
GLB.FORMDEPTHx, where x is the one-character Shadow Report designator (A through
Z).
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