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Width

Width is a field modifier that specifies the display width of a specified field or expression in a report. The default display width is the field’s defined length. Using the Width parameter will override this default. Width can be used in command mode only.

For more information, see Changing Column Width.

Note: Width cannot be used to modify field widths used in an EXPORT command.

Command Mode Syntax

FIELDS Field_name WIDTH Value

In the following example, the Extract command produces a data file containing the Product Description and Quantity on Hand fields, which have widths of 50 and 25 respectively.

EXTRACT FIELDS ProdDesc WIDTH 50 QtyOH WIDTH 25 TO "ProdQty"