Data Types - Overview

Print fields can display data (text strings) of different types. The data type of the field determines formatting of the printed string, and provides integrity control over the types of procedure variables linked to the fields.

The following data types are available:

Data type Used for
Text Display of strings (single- or multi-line) with textual content
Integer Display of strings with numeric content (whole numbers without the decimal part)
Float Display of strings with numeric content (numbers with the decimal part)
Money Display of monetary values
Image Display of images in various supported formats (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP etc.)
Note Display of multi-line strings with textual content
Date Display of date values with formatting set in the field Inspector
Time Display of time values with formatting set in the field Inspector
Switch Display of logical values with text substitution set in the field Inspector

The Report Procedure syntax checking matches the field data type with that of the linked procedure variable and provides a diagnostic feedback if the data types are incompatible.