Focal Point Banner


As of December 1, 2020, Focal Point is retired and repurposed as a reference repository. We value the wealth of knowledge that's been shared here over the years. You'll continue to have access to this treasure trove of knowledge, for search purposes only.

Join the TIBCO Community
TIBCO Community is a collaborative space for users to share knowledge and support one another in making the best use of TIBCO products and services. There are several TIBCO WebFOCUS resources in the community.

  • From the Home page, select Predict: WebFOCUS to view articles, questions, and trending articles.
  • Select Products from the top navigation bar, scroll, and then select the TIBCO WebFOCUS product page to view product overview, articles, and discussions.
  • Request access to the private WebFOCUS User Group (login required) to network with fellow members.

Former myibi community members should have received an email on 8/3/22 to activate their user accounts to join the community. Check your Spam folder for the email. Please get in touch with us at community@tibco.com for further assistance. Reference the community FAQ to learn more about the community.


Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     Vertical Field Placement

Read-Only Read-Only Topic
Go
Search
Notify
Tools
Vertical Field Placement
 Login/Join
 
Greg
Platinum Member
posted
Is there a way using the report painter to have the fields run down the left side of the page rather than the default placement of horizontal across the top?
 
Posts: 133 | Location: Orlando, FL | Registered: August 04, 2005Report This Post
Prarie
Virtuoso
posted Hide Post
Not sure how to do it in Report Painter...but in the Text Editor you can use "OVER"

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR OVER
BODY
END

This will put the fields on the left side of the page one after another.
 
Posts: 1903 | Location: San Antonio | Registered: February 28, 2005Report This Post
Greg
Platinum Member
posted Hide Post
My header looks like this:

TABLE FILE TDT_RETN
PRINT
RETGROSS
RETEXEMPT
RETAXABLE
BY ACCOUNT CODE
HEADING

If I change the PRINT line to
PRINT TDT_RETN OVER (using TDT_RETN instead of CAR)

I get an error when running the report:

TDT_RETN Field not recognized. TDT_RETN is the name of the table used in the .mas file.

Sorry if this is dumb question, but I am really new at Webfocus and no nothing about the Focus language.

Is CAR a table name or a focus command?
 
Posts: 133 | Location: Orlando, FL | Registered: August 04, 2005Report This Post
TerryW
Silver Member
posted Hide Post
Just a minor syntax error, try this:

TABLE FILE TDT_RETN
PRINT RETGROSS OVER
RETEXEMPT OVER
RETAXABLE
BY ACCOUNT CODE
 
Posts: 40 | Registered: March 10, 2004Report This Post
Kerry
Expert
posted Hide Post
Hi Greg,

Have you got a chance to try Terry's suggestion? Did the code resolve the issue?

CAR is not a FOCUS command. It is a sample table that Information Builders provides along with the product for testing purpose. There are some other files of the same property, e.g. EMPDATA, MOVIES, etc. For people who don't have a particular database to work with, the CAR file can be treated as a mini-database to test the procedure coded in FOCUS.

Hope this info helps.

Cheers, Big Grin

Kerry


Kerry Zhan
Focal Point Moderator
Information Builders, Inc.
 
Posts: 1948 | Location: New York | Registered: November 16, 2004Report This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  

Read-Only Read-Only Topic

Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     Vertical Field Placement

Copyright © 1996-2020 Information Builders