_lmargin

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Defines the left margin for ? and ?? command output when _wrap is true.

Syntax

_lmargin = <expN>

<expN>

The column number of the left margin. The valid range is 0 to 254, inclusive. You can specify a fractional number for <expN> to position output accurately with a proportional font.

Default

The default for _lmargin is 0.

Description

Use _lmargin to set the left margin for ? and ?? command output. If you're sending output to a printer, _lmargin sets the left margin from the _ploffset (page left offset) column. For example, if _ploffset is 10 and _lmargin is 5, output prints from the 15th column. The _lmargin setting is effective only when _wrap is true.

When you direct output to the printer, dBASE Plus maps each character according to the coordinate plane, a two-dimensional grid. The coordinate plane is divided into character cells whose widths depend on the value of _ppitch. See the table in the description of _ppitch, which lists _ppitch values. The height of each character cell is determined by the size of the font.

If you change the value of _lmargin, dBASE Plus takes the current value of _ppitch into consideration when calculating the cell width of the coordinate plane. This happens regardless of whether you're printing with proportional or monospaced fonts.

If you use _indent to specify the indentation of the first line of each paragraph, the combined values of _lmargin and _indent must be less than the value of _rmargin.