CREATE LABEL

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Opens the Label designer to create or modify a label file.

Syntax

CREATE LABEL
[<filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>]
[WIZARD | EXPERT [PROMPT]]

<filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>

The label file to create or modify. The default extension is .LAB. The ? and <filename skeleton> options display a dialog box from which you can select a file. If you specify a file without including its path, dBASE Plus looks for the file in the current directory. If you issue CREATE LABEL without an option, dBASE Plus creates an untitled label file.

WIZARD | EXPERT [PROMPT]

If the PROMPT clause is used, a dialog appears asking if you want to use the Label designer or the Label wizard. You can then invoke either the designer or the wizard. The WIZARD clause without PROMPT causes the Label wizard to be invoked. You may use the keyword EXPERT instead of WIZARD.

Description

Use CREATE LABEL to open the Label designer and create new or edit existing labels. The Label designer automatically generates dBL program code that defines the contents and format of the labels, and stores this code in an editable source code file with a .LAB extension. DO the .LAB file to print the labels.

If you're creating a new label file, CREATE LABEL displays an empty design surface. If you specify an existing file, dBASE Plus asks whether you want to modify it. If you reply no, nothing further happens. Use the MODIFY LABEL command to edit an existing file without being asked whether you want to modify it.