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Report Service

Many of this service's functions provide the option of either executing the DataWindow Modify function or returning Modify syntax for use as input to your own Modify function. If you code more than two consecutive report service functions, consider returning the Modify syntax, concatenating the strings, and issuing the Modify function from within your own code.

It has a lot of functions to create objects in the DataWindow, i.e., all those options that are available under Insert menu option in the DataWindow painter. You can even create a composite DataWindow by calling of_CreateComposite().

To use this service, the DataWindow object must use PBUs or pixels as the DataWindow unit. It does not work with DataWindows that use Thousandths of an Inch or Thousandths of a Centimeter as the DataWindow unit.
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