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Printer & Report Programming · File Type Comparison

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129What is a Printer File in IBM i?
130Printer File DDS Basics
131Report Record Formats
132RPGLE Program Writing to a Printer File
133Report Headings and Detail Lines
134Page Overflow Basics
135Spool Files and Output Queues
136Common Printer File Mistakes and Best Practices
137Report Totals and Summary Lines
138Multi-Record Format Reports
139Controlling Page Breaks
140Working with Spool Files using WRKSPLF
141Working with Output Queues using WRKOUTQ
142Printer File Overrides Basics
143Debugging Report Output Problems
144Printer File vs Display File vs Database File

Lessons in Printer Files

129What is a Printer File in IBM i?
130Printer File DDS Basics
131Report Record Formats
132RPGLE Program Writing to a Printer File
133Report Headings and Detail Lines

Lesson 144 of 288

Printer & Report Programming

Printer File vs Display File vs Database File

Comparing printer files, display files, and database files: what each is for, and which RPGLE operations pair with each.

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134

Page Overflow Basics

135Spool Files and Output Queues

136Common Printer File Mistakes and Best Practices

137Report Totals and Summary Lines

138Multi-Record Format Reports

139Controlling Page Breaks

140Working with Spool Files using WRKSPLF

141Working with Output Queues using WRKOUTQ

142Printer File Overrides Basics

143Debugging Report Output Problems

144Printer File vs Display File vs Database File

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