determining kind of output generated by "out." file

[William J. McEachran]

Thank you so much.
I knew it was in there somewhere :-)


On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Bill Randall <wrandall at fptech.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 7/6/2015 5:42 PM, Kenneth Brody via Filepro-list wrote:
>
>> On 7/6/2015 2:52 PM, William J. McEachran via Filepro-list wrote:
>>
>>> Hopefully someone can provide some insight into  "how to" determine what
>>> "kind" of output is to be generated from an output file (out.) file
>>> quickly.
>>>
>>> In an "out." file what am I looking for to determine if it generates a
>>> - mailing label
>>> - form
>>> - report
>>> - process only
>>> - 'other'
>>>
>>> What should I be looking for in the "out." file to distinguish these
>>> kinds
>>> of output.?
>>>
>>
>> Check the specs on the "out" file format:
>>
>>      http://fptech.com/Products/Docs/FPFormat/screen40.shtml
>> and
>>      http://fptech.com/Products/Docs/FPFormat/screen30.shtml
>>
>> The main item you want is "extended header type", at offset 26.  Note
>> that there is no difference between "form" and "mailing label" beyond
>> the default size when creating it.
>>
>>
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Bill McEachran
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