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PAGE LENGTH
The PAGE LENGTH statement is used to set the size of a report page. You
can specify the page length and the top and bottom margin size with this
statement. There can be only one PAGE LENGTH statement in a report
description.
Syntax
PAGE LENGTH length [, blank_top [, blank_bottom]]
Parameters
length Expression is a numeric expression in the range [0,
32767]. A value of zero indicates an infinite page
length. This prevents error 260, "Insufficient space
for printer output within the current page". The
default value is 60.
blank_top A numeric expression indicating how many blank lines
should be in the top margin. These lines are printed
before the page header, and are not suppressed by the
SUPPRESS HEADER ON statement. The value must be between
zero and the length of the page. The default value is
zero.
blank_bottom A numeric expression indicating how many blank lines are
in the bottom margin. These lines are printed after the
page trailer and are not subject to page trailer
suppression. The value must be between zero and the
length of the page. The default value is zero.
NOTE After the report definition is scanned by BEGIN REPORT, a final
check is made on the page size. The following condition must hold
or an error occurs:
Page_length - Blank_top - Blank_bottom -
Page_header_size - Page_Trailer_size >=3
Examples
The following examples show the use of the PAGE LENGTH statement.
100 PAGE LENGTH 60,0,0
100 PAGE LENGTH 66,2,2 ! HP 250/260 default
The PAGE LENGTH statement is evaluated only during BEGIN REPORT. The page
size cannot change during the report. The statement is busy only while
being evaluated.