ASCII (character mode report) with 6i

The help option specifies to set the report
width and height accordingly, however this options are not display under the propery palette for the report node. Where can these options be set ?
Any help will be appreciated.

In the Layout Model, Header Section or Main Section or Trailer Section's properties according to which section you are referring to.
I think this is new with Reports 6i.

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Character mode report with 0 KB

There is one more problem , which we are facing now, the character mode reports are now coming with 0kb size, we are using the orarrp.exe for remote printing utility. If same report is generated using desformat as PDF, then it comes.
OS:Win 2k
AS:9i AS R2
Using ORARRP for report generation.

In the Layout Model, Header Section or Main Section or Trailer Section's properties according to which section you are referring to.
I think this is new with Reports 6i.

Character Mode Reports 11g

Hello,
we are upgrading to 11g, and all our reports are character mode formatted via .prt files, since character mode reports cannot be generated in pdf format, we don`t know how to access the reports, because we have dot matrix printers and the pdf don't work with these printers
Is there a way to run character mode report with preview screen and generate the right format (using the prt files we already have) ?
Thanks in advanced

You actually need 2 reports. See the Report Builder Help:
About creating an ASCII (character-mode) report
To create a character-mode report, you first create a bit-mapped report, then convert that report to an ASCII (character-mode) report. The process will create a new character-mode version of your bit-mapped report; the original bit-mapped report remains unchanged.
There is a step-by-step explanation in the Help.

Character mode report no new line after header.

I am using Reports 6i. I have a character mode report with a header and body. I am outputing it as a .cvs file. The problem is that there is no live feed after the header. This means when I load the .csv file into excel the first row has the headers and the first data record, after that is it OK. Eatch row in the spreadsheet has a single data record/row.
any ideas?
ben

can anybody help me with this?
i have read that font size for character mode reports can be set in prt files.
i am using dflt.prt
i want to change font size to eg. 8 and to print font condensed, but i was enable to find any online manual how to do this, please advise me or supply url with relevant manual for editing prt files.
thanks and regards
rade

Character mode reports-another question

hi again!
i tested to create a new character mode report with a simple query, i sent the report output to a text file, because i want to import it into excel, but the content of the text file is very strang, i always thought this happend because i didn't create the reports in character mode, but now the same things happens
output looks like this:
!R!SEM6;EXIT;%-12345X@PJL
@PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF
@PJL SET PAGEPROTECT=OFF
@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
E*t600R&u600D*r0F!R!sir2;exit;&
any idea?

Hi!
The contents of the file you got look like the PostScript. Check the MODE system parameter - it must be set to "Character".
Alex.

Save a character mode report to ascii file after previewing?

Question:
why isn't there a way to say generate a character mode report into an ascii file form the Previewer, am I missing somethig?
I know you can choose print and then print to file or choose generate to Postscript file, but it is not as clean as it is with bitmaps that you can preview and then save as: html, pdf, htmlcss, rtf etc.
very many thanks in advance,
ER.
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I am really glad someone tried to help me. Truly thanks.
However, I am even more confused now because once I see my character mode report in the previewer and try to generate into an html file the message is:
rep-1920: Character mode runtime incompatible with desformat of pdf, html, htmlcss or rtf,
There is no such error with bitmap reports so why would it be a problem for the character report since you say it is converted to bitmap?
Other than that, even more important question is using this same report to be displayed on web: since there is no convinient storing in the local users space
in that case.
Thanks,
ER.

Oracle Reports(Character Mode) issue with 17 CPI ---URGENT

Hi,
I am in-process of Character Mode report development for Purchase order. Report is working perfectly with Font Courier and 10CPI. Now Client wants report with 17 CPI; when I changed the setup at printer level to 17CPI; my report content got shrink-ed to 50%. I tried to change the main section width in report builder from 80 to 102 and stretch the fields but no effects to output.
Please suggest me the correct approach to get output as per pre-printed stationary in 17 CPI.
Regards,
Shishir

when I changed the setup at printer level to 17CPI; my report content got shrink-ed to 50%. I tried to change the main section width in report builder from 80 to 102 and stretch the fields but no effects to output. What are the steps you followed to change this setup?
Did you modify the initialization string in the printer driver as mentioned in these docs? Did you bounce the CM after doing the necessary changes?
Oracle Applications Character Printing [ID 112172.1]
Building a Printer Initialization String for Oracle Applications [ID 152285.1]
Pasta Overview [ID 420019.1]
Thanks,
Hussein

Help with character mode report

Hi,
I have a character mode report which has a query that generates output of data records that are 100 chars long.
My requirement is to add a header and a footer record that are only 80 chars long. I created a field of width 80 chars in the header and footer sections of layout whose source is a placeholder column of width 80 chars. I have set the width property to 80 in the properties of header and footer section also.
But when I run the report I see that the header and footer records are still 100 chars long - 80 chars of data with trailing null values. How do I make it only 80.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Yes.. I did that and even that didn't help. I have tried so many things but for some reason it is 100 chars fixed. Any more suggestions....

In which situations we should use Character Mode Reports?

Question: In which situations we should use Character Mode Reports?
Explaination: I am faced with a certain situation. I feel that I should develop reports in Character Mode. But I am not sure about this.
I invite all readers to contribute on the subject matter. Once I receive responses, I will explain my specific situation as writing it now may narrow the list of such situations.
Also I would like to know what problems we face when developing reports in Character Mode. I was developing my first Character Mode report and I faced layering problems. So I would like to know more such precautions.
TIA
Tariq

Hi Muhammad,
There's any number of cases for using character mode Reports. However, they all typically come down to what your doing with the output of the report.
Basically, you need character mode reports whenever the Report output needs to be read by some sort of Ascii file reader. This could be notepad, VI, MSVC, dot matrix or fixed character set printers, ...
A less common case is where you just want to get at the data within the report. You're just using the ascii output as a data dump to pass through to another program/utility. (This is really just a specialised case of the previous one).
There are some cases where character mode output may be one of several choices. Eg: the body of an email message which could be HTML or plain text.
Robin.

Run Character mode reports in Menu/forms.

Hi,
we are using ora-dev-suite 10g and trying to Run Character mode reports in Menu/forms and output ascii text or pdf files generated and saved in local/client PC's.
report when run through report builder, it is ok.
But we are not able to run these reports through menus/forms. can we run these reports using background report engine on a click of button.
pl.guide us.
thanks.

Hello,
You can put a variable in your default.env file like SERVER_URL http://<yourserver>:<yourport> and then retrieve it in forms with the tool_env.getvar package
declare v_server_url varchar2(100);
begin
tool_env.getvar(SERVER_URL,v_server_url);
/* then launch your report */
web.show_document(v_server_url||'/reports/rwservlet?yourparameters.....');
end;So if you deploy your form in server 1 or 2 you only have to change the value in the default.env file according to the server you use.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Jean-Yves

Linebreak Code in Character Mode Report

Dear All
I m saving a Character Mode Report which is 132 column Wide, and i can access that report in Note Pad in proper format and alignment but when i m use WORDPAD, it open in un aligned format i mean with line break.
so any one can give me any Idea so i can open that report in WORDPAD too.

Take a look at the .prt file that you are using. The linebreak code is stored in there and you can alter it to the appropriate code for your printer/platform/application to view correctly.

Any way to get Character Mode Report

In our company a lot of reports were made in character mode. in prev version Developer Rel 2.1
now Complete software is being compiled in 9ids.
Company wants to get most of reports in character mode.
I want to get character mode report at user end.
pls help me

one main and more important think
in url password is display.[b]
for hide the password follow thses steps
     user_name := get_application_property(username);
     pass := get_application_property(password);
     conn := get_application_property(connect_string);
     con_url := 'userid='||user_name||'/'||pass||'@'||conn;
/* Convert the connect string into a hexadecimal character string. */
     FOR i IN 1..LENGTH(con_url) LOOP
          v_a := ltrim(to_char(trunc(ascii(substr(con_url,i,1))/16)));
     if v_a = '10' THEN v_a := 'A';
          elsif v_a = '11' THEN v_a := 'B';
          elsif v_a = '12' THEN v_a := 'C';
          elsif v_a = '13' THEN v_a := 'D';
          elsif v_a = '14' THEN v_a := 'E';
          elsif v_a = '15' THEN v_a := 'F';
     end if;
     v_b := ltrim(to_char(mod(ascii(substr(con_url,i,1)),16)));
     if v_b = '10' THEN v_b := 'A';
          elsif v_b = '11' THEN v_b := 'B';
          elsif v_b = '12' THEN v_b := 'C';
          elsif v_b = '13' THEN v_b := 'D';
          elsif v_b = '14' THEN v_b := 'E';
          elsif v_b = '15' THEN v_b := 'F';
     end if;
          con_url_temp := con_url_temp||'%'||v_a||v_b;
     END LOOP;
path:='/reports/rwservlet?server=repserver4&destype=cache&'||con_url_temp||'&report='||rep_path);
web.show_document(path);
and enjoy your life:-)
kuljeet pal singh

URGENT: Problem in printing Character Mode Report in Chinese Version

Hello,
I am working with Reports 6i. i have developed one Character mode report. This report is working and printing fine in Windows 2000 Server (English Version). But, this report is not working properly in Windows 2000 Professional (Traditional Chinese Version) where i have compiled report in Chinese Version Machine. And, i am getting the Preview properly. Main problem is at the time of printing. I am using EPSON LQ - 2070 Dot Matrix Printer.
Please help me on this issue.
Thanks in advance.
S.Sudhakar Sankar.

Try printing to file first and ensure that the output is correct in something like "notepad" with the appropriate font.

Warning Msg: Character Mode report is being opened as a Bit-mapped report

Hi All,
I am opening a Oracle Standard Report in Oracle Apps "INVISMMX", while opening it shows the below warning message:
"Character Mode report is being opened as a Bit-mapped report"
What is the reason for this?
How can I open this report in ASCII mode itself?
Thanks,
Gowri

I believe Oracle Reports by default will open a report as a bit-mapped report. You can change the poperties of the report to make it a character mode report by:
1. If this is a new report, in the Object Navigator, click the Reports node,
then click in the toolbar.
2. Double-click the properties icon next to the report node to display
the Property Palette.
3. Under the report node, set the width and height properties as desired:
for example, 11 (or 15) width x 8.5 height for landscape or 8.5 width x 11
(or 15) height for portrait.
4. Under the Character Mode node:
a. Set Design In Character Units to Yes.
b. Set the report width and report height to the appropriate
character-mode dimensions for the report, such as, 132 (or 180)
width x 66 height for landscape or 102 width x 85 (or 116) height
for portrait.
5. In the Object Navigator, expand the Data Model node, then the System
Parameters node.
6. Double-click the MODE properties icon to display the Property Palette.
7. Under the Parameter node, set the initial value for property to Character.
8. In the Object Navigator, double-click on the Layout Model node icon.
9. In the Layout Model view, choose FormatLayout OptionsRulers to display
the Ruler Settings dialog box.
10. Set Units to Character Cells and Number of Snap Points Per Grid Spacing
to 1. Click OK.
11. Click View in the menu bar and make sure that Snap to Grid is checked.
12. Choose Tools Preferences to display the Preferences dialog box.
13. On the Preferences page, set Horizontal Interfield to 1 and Vertical
Interfield to 0. Click OK.
14. Choose Format Font, and select the font, style, and size that most
closely approximates the character-mode font (such as, Courier,
Regular, 12 point).

Reports 6i - character mode report - to reduce font size of field

HI, friends,
I am using Developer 6i with windows xp platform.
In reports how to change the font size of a perticular field in the layout.
In character mode report it is not possible to change the font size directly.
I tried using the properties Printer code before ,printer code after i.e for e.g by giving the values
printer code before - &1, printer code after - &1. But on printing the report on paper there is no change
in font size.
what to do? should i change any thing in printer files like .PRT files?? if so how?
or Any altenate method??
plz suggest.
with thanks
GMS

HI, I My self writing , who created this question, as I got sucess in changing the font size.
my dflt.prt in printer folder has the following,
printer "dflt"
height 46
width 130
after page control(L)
return control(M)
linefeed control(J)
code "1" esc "G"
code "2" esc "H"
code "3" esc "4"
code "4" esc "5"
code "5" esc "W1"
code "6" esc "W0"
code "7" esc "C"
code "8" control(O)
code "9" control(R)
I am able to increase the font size using code &5 and & 6 for the fileds or lables in report.
But how to reduce the font size ???
which code should I use in printer file. Our dot matrix printer is of type EPSON.

ASCII (character mode report) with 6i

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