Character mode report in report 3.0.5.2

Hi everyone,
Can someone help please how a character mode report be created which is needed to be saved as text file of extra width likely of 14"x8.5" pagesize(lanscape). I have almost 14 numeric columns, and I need this report then to load into EXCEL sheet. I don't want fields wrap around.
Can someone please help me step by step the procedure of creating such kind of report? I tried all possibilities of my own but didn't get it. The report version is rather old i.e. 3.0.5.2.1. I have no clue if old version is the problem. Any assistance in this matter will highly be appreciated.
Thanks
Zahir

Okay, well, if you're in 3.0 then you'll need to alter the character widths in the report level property palette. As I mentioned in the previous reply the character mode settings are independant from the bitmapped settings. You'll also need to set 'Design in character units' to be true.
Once you've done this then you should see character units in the layout editor, and you should see that altering the width makes the numbers larger.
This is only half the story though. When you're ready to output the report you'll run with mode=character, and specify a prt file to use in the desformat parameter (by default we'll use dflt.prt). You'll also need to set the required widths inside the prt file that you're going to use to output (for more on prt files consult the on-line help).
Hope this helps,
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