PURPOSE: The SKIP statement causes blank lines to appear in the report output.
SKIP [ON n] {ae; TO ae; TO TOP} [HUSH] [IF; UNLESS clause] [iterate clause]
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n |
is a number or declared field that gives the report number to which the statement applies. |
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ae |
is any arithmetic expression or number. Used alone, it advances the report ae lines, but not beyond the current page. |
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TO ae |
advances to line ae of the current page. |
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TO TOP |
advances to the bottom of the print region, and causes execution of the FOOTINGS section, @BOTTOM_MARGIN, @PAGE_DIVIDER, @TOP_MARGIN, and HEADINGS section for the next page. |
Example 1 instructs ACCENT R to skip five lines.
SKIP 5
Example 2 instructs ACCENT R to skip to line 33 of the current report page. If the current line is greater than 33, it will act as a SKIP TO TOP.
SKIP TO 33
Example 3 instructs ACCENT R to skip to the next page if the current line number on the report page is greater than 60.
SKIP TO TOP IF @LINE > 60
Example 4 instructs ACCENT R to skip to the next page but don’t print the headings
TURN HEADINGS OFF SKIP TO TOP
NOTES: If either SKIP ae or SKIP TO ae attempts to advance past the print region, it will instead perform as SKIP TO TOP.
A SKIP statement, without HUSH, IF; UNLESS clause, or iterate options, can be included in the PRINT statement.
SEE ALSO: PRINT Statement and TURN Statement