Creating a TextReport variable

EGL defines the TextReport type as an ExternalType part (for more information, see ExternalType part). Use an EGL new statement to declare a variable based on this type, as in the following example:

myReport TextReport = new TextReport();

The constructor function TextReport() creates the variable. You can call this function with no arguments (the function will use defaults for all values), or you can call it with the following arguments (you can use a null value in any position to get the default value for the corresponding argument):

outFileName

A string that contains the name of the report file. A null value causes the report to go to the standard output (STDOUT).

topMargin

An integer that represents the number of blank lines at the top of each page. A null value leaves the setting at the default of 3.

bottomMargin

An integer that represents the number of blank lines at the bottom of each page. A null value leaves the setting at the default of 3.

leftMargin

An integer that represents the number of spaces to the left of each line. A null value leaves the setting at the default of 5.

rightMargin

An integer that represents the default right margin for wordwrap operations. A null value leaves the setting at the default of 132.

pageLength

An integer that represents the number of lines on each page, including the top margin, header, trailer and bottom margin.

TopOfForm

A string whose first character issues a form feed to the printer. This argument has no effect when you generate for COBOL, where reports must go to a file rather than directly to a printer.