_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 Plus 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 Plus 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.