Control Files vs. Control Tables

[Mike_P._(Guest)]

In the Help file, it sounds like an ASCII _text control_ file has fewer switches than a Dbase "control table:. In addition, the orientation is rows versus columns. My question is __does a text control file offer less control (i.e., fewer switches) than a control table for users who need to interact with my reports?_ How might this affect a strategy about getting my non-technical co-workers the most information out of my existing reports?____Also _ how do you get the report output to the screen versus the printer? So far, only the printer produces output.____Any suggestions??____Thanks for any help on this item...____Mike P.__Buffalo _ NY__

[kfleming]

The main distinction (apart from file format) is that a control text file is used to contain info for a single report where a control table can have many report records. But the what you can do with them is really the same.__And for text control files, you can create a text command file that is itself a listing of text control files. When you pass a command file name on the runtime command line it reads this file and in turn processes each of the control files named within it.______Kathleen__R&R Support