UniBasic Commands Reference - Rocket Software

Parameters
The following table describes each parameter of the syntax.
Parameter Description
Examples
In the following example, the HEADING statement sends a heading to print file 3:
“current page number Shareholders Report current date”.
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ON expr Directs UniData to send output to print file expr. As many as 31 print files
can be active at a time. The print files can have identifiers of 0–254.
str.expr Specifies a string to print at the top of each report page. You can use special
characters, such as unmatched single and double quotation marks, in
str.expr.
'option' option must be enclosed in single quotation marks. You can place option(s)
anywhere in the heading expression. option can be any of the following:
ASCII code – Passes code controlling paging characteristics.
P or S – Prints current page number.
N – Suppresses the pagination prompt after each page.
L – Advances one line. Used for multiline headings.
D – Prints date in MM-DD-YY format.
T – Prints time/date in MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS format.
C – Centers the heading text.
G – Forces the line to fill the width of the page.
W – Causes a page to fill completely before breaking and printing the
heading when the HEADING statement is first encountered. If you do not
specify W, UniData creates a new page break when it first encounters the
HEADING statement.
HEADING Parameters
HEADING ON 3 "'P' Shareholders Report 'D'"
In the next example, the HEADING statement prints the current page number, and
the current date and time, on the top of the default print device. The N code causes
the report to print continuously, not requiring a carriage return after each page.
HEADING "'PTN'"