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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

Requesting Reports Using BRWSTART 

BRWSTART allows you to request a report in interactive mode, accessing
the Request Report screen from outside HP ALLBASE/BRW. You can use this
program with either the full developer system, or with the run-time only
version since the BRWSTART program is included with the MPE XL operating
system.

BRWSTART calls the Select Report screen.  You can then call the Request
Report and Online Review screens from the Select Report screen.  When
using BRWSTART, you can see what parameters are required on-screen before
having to enter the parameter values.

After you start the report, it runs as an independent batch job.  The
Request Report screen does not wait for the batch job to terminate.

To request a report with BRWSTART 

   1.  At the MPE prompt, type:

             :RUN BRWSTART.PUB.SYS

       The Select Report screen appears.


            

       You can then use the Select Report, Online Review, and Request
       Report screens the same way described in the earlier section,
       "Requesting Reports from the Request Report screen."


NOTE  You cannot use BRWSTART to access those features that concern the
      specification or compilation of a report.  Therefore the Select
      Report screen displayed using BRWSTART will only display function
      keys that allow access to the Request Report and Online Review
      screens, or that allow you to Show Files or Show Jobs.  Functions
      normally available from the Select Report screen (such as Define
      Table) are not available using BRWSTART.

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