Print codes inside text on report (i.e. bold on/bold_off etc.)

[Richard D. Williams]

Nancy,

These are declared variables that are used inside a prc. table, not 
directly on a report format.

The array is on the "page" as,
  i.e.
*ia
*ib
*ic
*id

The text is a long string containing actual fields or variables and is 
wrapped into the array.

If you want to place a "Dear"<3 or a report, then I would use regular 
print codes to make it bold.

This example is to put bold/underline inside a long string variable.

ia="I,"{hp_bold_on<3{hpbold_off<"live in Spring, TX."

Printed would be;
I, *Richard Williams* live in Spring, TX.

Richard

On 2/13/2020 12:16 PM, Nancy Palmquist via Filepro-list wrote:
> Richard, Are you missing some quotes?  z=""{*hp_bold_on*{"This is bold"
>
> As far as I understand, the asterisks are a little out of place in 
> this line.  Could you explain?  The variable was displayed in bold in 
> my read, and I am familiar with the codes that start with * but I 
> think they should not be part of your string when programming this.  
> BTW nice note.
>
> Nancy
>
> On 2/13/2020 11:57 AM, Richard D. Williams via Filepro-list wrote:
>> Did you ever want to make text bold or underlined inside a text 
>> variable on a form or report and this was not in a set position?
>>
>> I often take long text strings that contain field values and wrap 
>> them into an array of variables on a form.
>> Sometimes there are sections or values I want bold or underlined.
>>
>> This is how I do it.
>>
>> if    :
>> then  : declare 
>> hp_ul_on;hp_ul_on=chr("27"){chr("38"){chr("100"){chr("51"){chr("68"){"":
>> if    :
>> then  : declare 
>> hp_ul_off;hp_ul_off=chr("27"){chr("38"){chr("100"){chr("64"){"":
>> if    :
>> then  : declare hp_bold_on;hp_bold_on= 
>> chr("27"){chr("40"){chr("115"){chr("51"){chr("66"){"":
>> if    :
>> then  : declare hp_bold_off;hp_bold_off= 
>> chr("27"){chr("40"){chr("115"){chr("48"){chr("66"){"":
>> if    :
>> then  : z=""{*hp_bold_on*{"This will be 
>> bold."{*hp_bold_off*{*hp_ul_on*<"This will be underlined."{*hp_ul_off*
>>
>> This is just an example.
>>
>> Just an FYI
>>
>> Richard D. Williams
>>
>>
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