_rmargin

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Defines the right margin for ? and ?? command output when _wrap is true.

Syntax

_rmargin = <expN>

<expN>

The column number of the right margin. The valid range is 0 to 255, inclusive. You can specify a fractional number for <expN> to position output accurately with a proportional font.

Default

The default for _rmargin is 79.

Description

Use _rmargin to set the right margin for output from the ? and ?? commands. The value of _rmargin must be greater than the value of _lmargin or _lmargin + _indent. For example, if _lmargin and _indent are both set to 5, _rmargin must be greater than 10 to display at least one column of output.

When you direct output to the printer, dBASE maps each character according to the coordinate plane, a two-dimensional grid. The coordinate plane is divided into character cells whose widths depend on the value of _ppitch. See the table in the description of _ppitch, which lists _ppitch values. The height of each character cell is determined by the size of the font.

If you change the value of _rmargin, dBASE takes the current value of _ppitch into consideration when calculating the cell width of the coordinate plane. This happens regardless of whether you're printing with proportional or monospaced fonts.