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FILL
Repeats a character expression a specified number of times. The maximum number of characters allowed in the function result is 8,000.
SYNTAX
expression
A constant, field name, or expression that evaluates to a character value.
repeats
A constant, field name, or expression with an integer value up to 512. The FILL function uses this value to repeat the expression you specify. If the value of repeats is less than or equal to 0, FILL produces a null string.
EXAMPLETo print a line of asterisks after each record in a report, create a calculated field containing the expression:
Include it in a record line after a line of fields, such as in the following report layout:
Sample report output:
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