Format Tab, Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder)
Makes it possible for you to specify format expressions for output generated from Field report controls in the Report Designer or Label Designer. For more information, see Format Expressions for Field Controls., and TRANSFORM( ) Function.
Note
This tab replaces the functionality of the native Visual FoxPro Format (Field) Dialog Box when the Report Builder is active.
General formatting options
- Format expression
Specifies a format expression, which can include format codes and format template characters, instead of selecting options from the Format options group.
- Character
Specifies that the output from the Field report control has Character type and displays the appropriate options in the Format options group.
- Numeric
Specifies that the output from the Field report control has Numeric type and displays the appropriate options in the Format options group.
- Date
Specifies that the output from the Field report control has Date type and displays the appropriate options in the Format options group.
Data type-specific formatting options
Displays format options available depending on the data type selected.
Template characters
Determines how additional format templates display with output of Character type:Overlay
Specifies that additional characters in the format template function replace output from the Field report control.
Interleave
Specifies that additional characters in the format template characters display with output from the Field report control.
For example, suppose a record in the underlying table contains the characters ABC1234, and you specify the format template NNN-NNNN. Choosing Overlay displays ABC1234 as ABC-234; while choosing Interleave displays ABC1234 as ABC-1234.
- To upper case
Displays output with Character type in uppercase characters.
- SET DATE format
Specifies that output appear as a date using the current format setting of the SET DATE command. For more information, see SET DATE Command.
- British date
Displays output as a date in British date format. For more information, see SET DATE Command.
- Blank if empty
Does not display output with Date types that are empty.
Justification
Specifies that output with Character type use one of the following text alignment settings:Left
Aligns output with the leftmost position in the Field control.
Right
Aligns output with the rightmost position in the Field control.
Center
Aligns output with the center of the Field control.
- Left justify
Aligns output with Numeric type with the leftmost position in the Field control.
- Blank if zero
Does not display output with Numeric type that consists only of zeroes.
- (Negative)
Displays and encloses negative values in output with Numeric type with parentheses (()).
- CR if positive
Displays and follows positive values in output with Numeric type with the text, "CR (credit)".
- DB if negative
Displays and follows negative values in output with Numeric type with the text, "DB (debit)".
- Leading zeros
Displays all leading zeroes in output with Numeric type.
- Currency
Displays output with Numeric type using the currency format specified on the Regional tab in the Options dialog box. For more information, see Regional Tab, Options Dialog Box.
- Scientific
Displays output with Numeric type in scientific notation, which can be useful for very large or small numbers.
Trim mode for character expressions
Specifies how character expressions that have insufficient rendering room in the field expression control are trimmed. Possible values are:Default (as in earlier versions of Visual FoxPro)
Trim to nearest character
Trim to nearest word
Trim to nearest character, append ellipsis
Trim to nearest word, append ellipsis
Trim "filespec" style with an intermediate ellipsis
Refer to the Using GDI+ in Reports topic for more information on string trimming options.
See Also
Reference
Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder)
TRANSFORM( ) Function