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Table Interface Basics

The Report Engine table interface stores the report parameters in a database table called the Report Engine table, then uses the parameters to generate one or more reports. The fields in the Report Engine table that store the report parameters are called Report Engine fields. These fields contain values for the required and optional report parameters. A Report Engine record is a record that contains the Report Engine fields.

Being able to store report information in the Report Engine table allows you to run batches of reports without running the Progress 4GL. Another advantage of using the table interface instead of the PRINTRB or PRNTRB2 interface is that the table interface allows you to invoke Report Engine directly from the command line or a Windows icon.

Follow these general steps to use the table interface:

  1. Create the Report Engine table.
  2. Create a record in the table for each report and assign values to some of the Report Engine fields in each record.
  3. Invoke Report Engine to generate the reports.

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