Enform Plus Reference Manual

Clauses
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TAB Clause
TAB Clause
The TAB clause allows you to specify in which column in the report a target-item
or by-item is to begin. This clause is an optional part of the LIST statement and must
not be specified in the FIND statement. The syntax of the TAB clause is:
number
is an integer.
The TAB clause specifies the column to which to tab before printing an element on a
report. Care must be taken not to overlap elements. If overlap occurs, the last numbers or
characters specified appear on the printed report. Note that TAB never causes Enform
Plus to advance to the next line, so you can tab backwards on the current line.
TAB Clause With a LIST Target-Item or By-Item
The TAB clause can precede a target-item or by-item within a LIST statement.
If number is specified, Enform Plus tabs to that position before the next target-
item or by-item is printed; if number is not specified, Enform Plus begins printing
in column one.
TAB Clause With a Print List
The TAB clause can be part of a print-list for an AT END statement or clause, an
AT START statement or clause, a FOOTING statement or clause, a SUBFOOTING
statement or clause, a SUBTITLE statement or clause, and the AFTER CHANGE and
BEFORE CHANGE clauses. When number is specified, Enform Plus tabs to that
position before the printing next element on the current line. If number is not specified,
Enform Plus uses column one as the default.
TAB [ number ]