Type of Constant Menu

 

This menu appears when you press <F2> in the Column prompt when adding a new column in the Columns for Row Windowyou select the type of constant you want to include in a contents list for export.

Purpose

This menu lets you select the type of constant you want to include in a contents list for export.

The options are:

Fixed text

Add up to 30 standard (ASCII) characters to the row. The characters appear as text when data based on the current contents list is exported. Þ Title prompt in the Columns for Row Window. (You enter the actual text at the Description prompt in the Columns for Row Window.)

Hex string

Add a string of hexadecimal characters to the row. Þ Title prompt in the Columns for Row Window. (You enter the actual hexadecimal string at the Description prompt in the Columns for Row Window. Enter a hash (#) at the start of the string.)

Example

This can be used to insert 'tabs' when exporting into a spreadsheet or a word processing package, to control the way the next column is lined up.

Skipped

Use this to indicate that a column is to be skipped. This is useful when exporting to a spreadsheet, to indicate that cells are to be skipped. Þ Occurs prompt in the Columns for Row Window.

New row

Use this to indicate the end of a row. This is useful when exporting to a spreadsheet, to indicate that you want the next column to start a new line in the spreadsheet. Þ Occurs prompt Columns for Row Window.

Spaces

Use this to add blank spaces to the row. This is useful when the package to which the information is being exported requires the data to have a very specific structure. Þ Title prompt in the Columns for Row Window. The Description prompt is automatically set to 'Spaces'. You specify how many spaces you want to insert via the start and end Export options.

Zeroes

Use this to add a zero text item to the data stream. This is similar to a blank entry but contains an ASCII zero rather than a space. Þ Title prompt in the Columns for Row Window. You specify the number of zeroes to be exported at the Export prompt. The Description prompt is automatically set to 'Zeroes'.

Note

The settings of the leading and trailing zeroes prompts for the style controlling the export have no effect on constants of zeroes.

On exit

Þ Columns for Row Window.