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■ topology information
■ SQL data in an external database table
■ block attributes
For a complete listing of variables you can use in a template, see
Variables
(page 1546).
TIP Objects that include several elements have multiple entries in the output file.
Use the .TYPE dot variable to identify such objects, and edit the output file to
remove duplicate references to the object.
The report template is saved when you save the query.
NOTE Report mode queries retrieve objects from layers that are Off or Frozen.
See also:
■
Running a Query in Report Mode (page 1477)
■ Altering Properties of Defined Queries (page 1259)
■ Saving Queries (page 177)
If you run a Report query, the report template specifies the information to
write to an external file.
To create a report template
1 Click Home tab ➤ Data panel ➤ Define Query.
2 In the Define Query dialog box, under Query Mode, click Report.
3 Click Options.
4 In the Output Report Options dialog box (page 1852), specify the
information to include in the report.
Click Expression and select the item to include.
You can edit the expression box to add a calculation to the variable. For
example, you can edit an area dot variable to reflect the scale of a map.
5 To associate a range with the expression, select the range table name
from the Range list. To define a range table (page 1272), click Ranges.
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