Specifications

Free Format Report Reference
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A variable is one item of information (such as a temperature) stored in a point
parameter. A variable can contain:
• Point values (including historical data)
• Values from server database files and regular operating system files
• Calculated values
You can include up to 999 variables in a definition file. Of these variables, a
maximum of 400 can be character variables (ASCII).
Example The following lines are an excerpt from a variable definition file, showing a
comment line and a variable definition entry:
* Get the Point ID
F 1 01IT1LEVEL NAME A10
In this example, the variable definition line represents an instruction to:
“F(etch) the value of the point whose ID is 01IT1LEVEL and whose
parameter is NAME and store the value in index 1, using an ASCII
10-character format.”
Formatting Section
The formatting section follows the variable definition section. This section refers
to the variables you defined in the variable definition section.
The layout for the report output is specified in a WYSIWYG
(what-you-see-is-what-you-get) format. This includes headings, outlines and
spacing.
Free format reports can be a maximum of 132 columns wide.
Detailed information about formatting options is given in “Formatting the Report
Output” on page 276 and in “B (Start of Report Body)” on page 279.
Saving Report Definition Files
Report definition files should be saved in the server\user folder or a folder
under it. The file can be given any name.
Variable Definitions by Functions
This section groups Free Format Report variables according to the type of
function they perform. For a detailed description of each variable and some
examples, refer to “Free Format Variables Reference” on page 277.
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