external *PRTF

Perhaps not important to everyone, but external printer files allow
your program output to be personalized for the end user without having
the "personalizer" have to get into your application source code and
recompile with all the right options.

This personalization may be translating English column headings to
some other language, logically moving columns around, change editing
options to more accurately reflect the end users view of data, etc.

Having someone "play" with the DDS is generally safer than playing with
the RPG source (though rules must still exist and be followed).

Bruce

>
>External printer files - BLEAAHHH!  If it's used in only one program, which
>is the case for 99.95% of all printer files I've ever come across, then keep
>it in the RPG source!
>



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