Defining the Table Cell Properties in a Form File

When the contents of a text table are read from a database, the properties of the table cells can be defined in a form file which defines the listing. You can define cell properties by column by adding the following line in the #SETUP# section of the form file:

table_cells_...= (W... A... C...,W... A... C...|W... A... C...)

Enter the form file section referred to by the definition as the end part of the keyword's name. The section may be one of the following:

• cover -> table_cells_cover= ...
• header -> table_cells_header= ...
• headerformat -> table_cells_headerformat= ...
• format -> table_cells_format= ...
• footer -> table_cells_footer= ...
• sumformat -> table_cells_sumformat= ...
• totsumformat -> table_cells_totsumformat= ...

You can define the table cell properties as follows:

• W... - Cell width in millimeters, e.g. W3000.
• A... - Cell alignment, can be one of the following:
  • AL - Align left.
  • AC - Centered.
  • AR - Align right.
• C... - Cutting method of cell text. If the entire text does not fit into the cell, it is cut in one of the following ways:
  • CC - Text is cut, i.e. the end of the text is not drawn.
  • CD - Text is cut and "..." added to the end.
  • CR - Text is divided on multiple lines.

Separate the cell properties with commas.

| acts as a linefeed if the form file section has multiple lines.

As an example, the contents of the keynote legend form file ./custom/forms/KEYNOTELIST_FORMAT:

#SETUP#
order= KEYNOTE_TYPE KEYNOTE_ID
table_cells_style= convert
table_cells_format= (AL CD,AL CD,AL CD,W2000 AL CR)
table_cells_grid= full
#SETUP#

#FORMAT#
(
KEYNOTE_TYPE A
"¡"
KEYNOTE_TYPEDESC A
"¡"
KEYNOTE_ID A
"¡"
KEYNOTE_DESCR1 A
KEYNOTE_DESCR2 A
KEYNOTE_DESCR3 A
)
#FORMAT#

This definition generates the following table:

Note

• You can also edit the table's cells after you have added it to a drawing. For example, you can edit the width of the cells, see Editing Cell Text and Width.

Defining the Order of Table Rows in a Form File
Table Cell Grid Definitions in a Form File
Keynote Legend
Adding Document Information to Drawings