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| label | BREAK(variable) [,USE( )] [,NOCASE] |
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| BREAK | Declares a group break structure. |
| label | The name by which the structure is addressed in executable code. |
| variable | The variable whose change in value signals the group break (PROP:BreakVar). |
| USE | A field equate label to reference the BREAK structure in executable code (PROP:USE). |
| NOCASE | Specifies the check for a changed value in the variable is case insensitive. |
| group break structures | Group break HEADER, FOOTER, and DETAIL structures, and/or other nested BREAK structures. |
The BREAK structure declares the variable which signals a group break when the value in the variable changes. A BREAK structure must be terminated with a period or END statement. It may contain its own HEADER, FOOTER, and DETAIL structures, and/or other nested BREAK structures. Only one HEADER and FOOTER are allowed in a BREAK structure; it may contain multiple DETAIL and/or BREAK structures.
The HEADER and FOOTER structures that are declared within a BREAK structure are the group header and footer. They automatically print surrounding equivalent values in the group break variable.
Example:
CustRpt REPORT !Declare customer report
Break1 BREAK(SomeVariable)
HEADER !begin group header declaration
!report controls
END !end header declaration
GroupDet DETAIL
!report controls
END !end detail declaration
FOOTER ! begin group footer declaration
!report controls
END !end footer declaration
END !end group break declaration
END !End report declaration