Report Generator Components (Report Generator)

Report Generator Components

Report Generator components are general "utility" components.

Empty Component. This component does not insert anything into the report and can have any component as a child. It can be used to group components together so that the components can be moved or activated/deactivated easily, or it can create a blank space in a list.

Import File. This component can do one of the following:

Import plain text from a file and insert the text into the report.
Import a Doc Book SGML document from a file and insert it into the report.

Nest Setup File. This component inserts a setup file at the point where the Nest Setup File component is listed in the current setup file. The Nest Setup File component allows one setup file (.rpt) to run inside another.

The components of the inserted setup file enter the current setup file at the level of the Nest Setup File component. Thus, the inserted components have the same parent component as the Nest Setup File component. You must make sure that the inserted components can have this parent component.

Time/Date Stamp. This component inserts the time and date of report generation. The Time/Date Stamp component behaves like the Text component; it must be inside a paragraph or title.

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