Table 1–1: Comparing table and PRINTRB/PRNTRB2 interface issues
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Issue
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Table interface
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PRINTRB interface
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PRNTRB2 interface
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Can run from an application.
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Accepts command line parameters from startup parameter files (startup.pf and rbstart.pf).
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Can run from an MS-Windows icon and accepts command line parameters directly from the command line (including database connections); this means that it can run from outside of the OpenEdge environment.
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_
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Can run multiple reports with single invocation of the Report Engine; this means that you do not have to start up and shut down Report Engine for each report.
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_
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Supports multiple database connections.
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Can run multiple instances of Report Engine simultaneously
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