Administrator's Plus Report Cards Manual - Rediker Software, Inc.

Chapter D
Skills and Concepts
Universal Codes
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~REM~
Ignores all the code and text in a line. The ~REM~ code must be the FIRST code in the
line.
~LPI:X~
The Lines per Inch code determines the number of lines per vertical inch. This code
was added to the report writer so that certain portions of a report could have a fixed
Lines Per Inch setting, regardless of the font height. As a result, users have a wider
range of font options to choose from when generating reports on pre-printed forms.
Essentially, the Lines Per Inch code causes large print to cram together and smaller print
to expand in order to adhere to the lines per inch setting. X represents the lines per inch
in character spaces. It may be replaced with a 1 through 10 with 10 being the most
crammed. When there is no Lines Per Inch code present, or when the code reads
~LPI:0~, the lines per inch is determined by the size of the font.
All lines between the ~PGSTART~ and ~PGEND~ codes make up a Page Header. The
Page Header prints at the top of every page of a report. Page Headers are used on lists
that DO NOT require a search. Often times, Page Headers contain page numbers.
~PGSTART~
~PGEND~-
~PGNUM:X~-
Resets the page number. The page number code (~PG~) is placed in the header or footer
of a report, and prints the page number of each page, starting with #1. The Page
Number Reset code allows you to start numbering pages at a number other than 1. Replace
X with the number from which you will start counting the page numbers; that is,
the number that will print on the first page of the report.
~PRINTPAGEHEADER~-
This code causes the page header to print on the report. The code is mandatory for the
Page Header to print on the page. It usually appears after the ~PGNUM:X~ code in the
report.
~WRAPON~
~WRAPOFF~
Word Wrap will be performed on all the lines of text between the ~WRAPON~ and
~WRAPOFF~ codes. You may use the word wrap codes as many times as necessary in
a report. Word Wrap is generally used in letters.
Because the text in letters oftentimes contain variables that get replaced with entries
from the data base (“Your son ~FN~”), the length of a line containing the variable may
get longer or shorter depending on the length of the data base entry replacing it. Without
the word wrap codes, any line exceeding the margin settings will be truncated. On the
other hand, if the line is very short, it will print as is and look awkward. Using the word
wrap codes, words that go beyond the right margin will scroll down to the next line,
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