CREATE LAYOUT command

Creates an empty Analytics table layout, which may be required in certain scripting situations.

Syntax

CREATE LAYOUT layout_name WIDTH characters <RECORD 0|RECORD 1>

Parameters

Name Description
layout_name

The name of the layout.

WIDTH characters

The record length in characters.

RECORD 0 | RECORD 1

optional
  • If you specify RECORD 0, or omit this parameter, the table layout is created without any records or a source data file.
  • If you specify RECORD 1 the table layout is created with a single empty record and a source data file named layout_name.fil.

Examples

Creating an empty table layout without any records

You create an empty table layout with a record length of 100 characters:

CREATE LAYOUT empty_table WIDTH 100

Creating an empty table layout with one record

You create:

  • an empty table layout with one empty record
  • a record length of 50 characters
  • an associated Analytics data file called empty_table.fil
CREATE LAYOUT empty_table WIDTH 50 RECORD 1

Remarks

The empty table layout is created with a single character field called Field_1. The field length is the same as the record length you specify with WIDTH.

Note

This command is not supported for use in Analytics scripts run on AX Server.