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Format File
Format files define specific criteria applied to the report prior to generating
the report to screen, printer, file, or automatic generation. The format files
are saved to the 'Documents and Settings\{user name}' sub-directory.
■ Open Format File: Selects format files to edit. The Report Format Settings
File Selection dialog box opens and displays a list of format files (.set) in
the user sub-directory. Select a file to edit from the list and click OK.
■ Save Format File: Saves a format file on the hard drive for later retrieval
and usage when generating reports.
■ Save As Format File: Saves a format file that you opened and modified with
a different name.
Report format file setup - schematic cable from/to
Access:
Click the drop-down arrow on the Schematic Reports tool to access the Report
Format File Setup tool. Select Cable From/To from the Schematic report list.
From the Projects menu, select Reports ➤ Report Format File Setup. Select
Cable From/To from the Schematic report list.
Report options
■ Save Report to File: Saves the report to a file. Select the type of output file
from the Save Report to File dialog box. You can define multiple file outputs
using this dialog box. Choose from: ASCII report (.rep), Comma Delimited
(.csv), Excel spreadsheet (.xls), Access database (.mdb), and XML (.xml)
format.
The First Section Only button indicates to only show the selected option
(such as title line or time and date) on the first section of the report, if
multiple sections are used. If not selected, the selected options will be
shown on all report sections.
■ Change Report Fields: Changes what data fields are reported and the order
in which they appear. You can also change the justification of any column
and even the column label. If you include the Description field in your
report, you choose which lines make up this field. Just toggle on and off
the specific fields to define the Description.
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