SQL/MX Report Writer Guide

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HP NonStop SQL/MX Report
Writer Guide
Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual vii
Manual Information vii
New and Changed Information vii
About This Manual ix
Audience ix
Further Reading ix
How to Use This Manual ix
Related Documentation x
Notation Conventions xii
1. Introduction to the NonStop SQL/MX Report Writer
Accessing Data From SQL/MP Tables 1-1
Database Organization 1-2
SQL Database Reports 1-3
Report Design 1-3
Report Development Steps 1-4
Report Layout and Style 1-5
Default Report Format 1-6
Default Layout and Style Options
1-7
Customized Reports
1-8
Report Writer Components 1-12
Print Items and Logical Lines 1-13
Report Formatting Commands 1-14
Report Formatting Command Clauses 1-15
Style Options 1-15
Layout Options 1-16
Report Functions 1-17
MXCI Commands 1-17