Create export format parameters

You can specify how you want to print your report. For example, you can specify that you want to print to a specific format such as PDF or HTML, or define image quality and fonts. You can specify print settings in the following ways:

Use the Print Options dialog.
Create parameters that specify the export format in Tosca Commander.

To create export format parameters, follow the steps below:

In Tosca Commander, open the Reporting section.
Right-click on the Designer Definition and select Create ExportFormat-Parameter from the mini toolbar.

Create ExportFormat-Parameter in the mini toolbar

Open the Properties pane.
For the newly created ExportFormatParam, enter a parameter name and value. For information on the names and values you can use, see the parameters table below.

A yellow exclamation mark on the ExportFormatParam icon indicates that the name you entered is invalid.

Parameter with specified name and value

Table of parameter names and values

Parameter	Value	Description
Picture_JpegQuality	100	Specify the quality and the corresponding compression ratio of the generated JPEG graphic. The value lies between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the highest quality (least compression). Default value: 100.
Picture_BitsPerPixel	1	Monochrome
	4	16 colors
	8	256 colors
	24	24bit True Color
	32	32bit True Color
HTML_Title	<Title>	Specify the title of the generated HTML document. Default: Title used with LlPrintWithBoxStart().
PDF_Title	LlPrintWithBoxStart()	Specify the title of the generated PDF document.
PDF_Subject	<subject>	Specify the subject of the generated PDF document.
PDF_Keywords	<Keyword>	Specify the keywords of the generated PDF document.
PDF_ExcludedFonts	<font; font; ect.>	Specify a list of fonts separated by commas. These fonts are never embedded, regardless of the PDF font mode setting.
TXT_SeparatorChar	NONE	No separator
	TAB	Tab as separator
	BLANK	Blank as separator
	,	, as separator
	;	; as separator
TXT_FrameChar	NONE	No framing
	“	“ as framing character
	’	’ as framing character
TXT_IgnoreGroupLines	0	Export group lines
TXT_IgnoreGroupLines	1	Ignore group lines
TXT_IgnoreHeaderFooterLines	0	Export header and footer lines
TXT_IgnoreHeaderFooterLines	1	Ignore header and footer lines
TXT_Charset	ANSI	Ansi character set
	ASCII	Ascii character set
	UNICODE	Unicode character set
TIFF_CompressionType	None	No compression
	CCITTRLE	CCITT Modified Huffmann RLE
	CCITT3	CCITT Group 3 Fax encoding
	CCITT4	CCITT Group 4 Fax encoding
	JPEG	JPEG DCT compression
	ZIP	ZIP compression
TIFF_CompressionQuality	75	Specify the compression quality for the TIFF export.
XLS_FontScalingPercentage	89	Scaling factor for font sizes. This compensates for the increased text height in Microsoft Excel.
XLS_PrintingZoom	<Zoom>	Scaling factor for the project printout. This compensates for the inability to place any objects in the non-printable area. Default: 88.
XLS_IgnoreGroupLines	0	Export group lines
XLS_IgnoreGroupLines	1	Ignore group lines
XLS_IgnoreHeaderFooterLines	0	Export header and footer lines
XLS_IgnoreHeaderFooterLines	1	Ignore header and footer lines
XLS_IgnoreLineWrapForDataOnlyExport	0	Export line wraps to Excel
XLS_IgnoreLineWrapForDataOnlyExport	1	Ignore line wraps
XLS_ConvertNumeric	0	No automatic conversion
	1	Format numeric values according to the setting in Project->Options->ReportingUI.
	2	Convert only columns that actually contain a numeric value (e.g. a price). If a numeric column is explicitly formatted in List & Label (e.g. Str$(price,0,0)), it's not converted.
	3	If you don't use the Format property in Project->Options->ReportingUI, the content is transferred to Excel as text.
XLS_AllPagesOneSheet	0	Create a separate worksheet for each page.
XLS_AllPagesOneSheet	1	Add all pages to the same worksheet.
XLS_WorksheetName	<Name>	Configure the name of the worksheet(s). You can use the format identifier It will be replaced by the page number at runtime.