----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:55 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Printing A .TIFF file.
> What is the meaning of this error message? > > > > ["Value" is not a valid floating point value] > > > > I placed into a table a .tiff file which is a multiple page file and I > verified this through the Window Picture and Fax Viewer. could be the same as below. The datatype for a Tiff file or any other binary data has to be VarBit. VarChar data (as the name implies) is for Character data of Varying Lengths. > > However, when I use the code below I get the error above. > > > > Also, when I attempt to Write this file into a variable(Varcha) and then to > a file that file does not contain the data. Varchar can't hold binary data. Use Varbit instead. > > This also happens when I print to a .tiff file. I get an error when I > attempt to view that file. > > > > Ben > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Razzak > Memon > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 7:42 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Printing A .TIFF file. > > > > > > At 01:03 AM 8/29/2004 -0400, Benjamin Strickland wrote: > > > > >Is it possible to print a ".tiff" file in R:Base? > > > > Benjamin, > > > > Here's how: > > > > 01. To print a tiff file (stored as VARBIT) in R:BASE 7.1, > > use "DB Image" control and adjust the image properties > > accordingly. > > > > 02. To print a tiff file as variable (outside image) in > > R:BASE 7.1, use "Variable Image" control and adjust > > the variable image properties accordingly. > > > > 03. To PRINT the entire report as Single-Page TIFF file, > > use OPTION TIFF with MULTIPAGE OFF. > > > > Example: > > > > PRINT reportname WHERE whereclause ORDER BY orderbyclause + > > OPTION TIFF + > > |SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG value + > > |FILENAME filespec + > > |PIXELFORMAT value + > > |BACKGROUND_COLOR value + > > |BACKGROUND_FILE value + > > |BACKGROUND_TYPE value + > > |MONOCHROME value + > > |COMPRESSION value + > > |MULTIPAGE OFF + > > |SCALEX value + > > |SCALEY value + > > |OPEN value > > > > 04. To PRINT the entire report as Multi-Page TIFF file, > > use OPTION TIFF with MULTIPAGE ON. > > > > Example: > > > > PRINT reportname WHERE whereclause ORDER BY orderbyclause + > > OPTION TIFF + > > |SHOW_CANCEL_DIALOG value + > > |FILENAME filespec + > > |PIXELFORMAT value + > > |BACKGROUND_COLOR value + > > |BACKGROUND_FILE value + > > |BACKGROUND_TYPE value + > > |MONOCHROME value + > > |COMPRESSION value + > > |MULTIPAGE ON + > > |SCALEX value + > > |SCALEY value + > > |OPEN value > > > > Have fun! > > > > Very Best R:egards, > > > > Razzak. > > > >
