FilmStar Report Generator

FilmStar Report Generator
(Click to view or print report)

Report Generator Dialog

Text can be static or variable; graphs can come from the main screen, from the FSPlot module, or from Windows metafiles (.wmf) generated by external software. Users can select fonts, margins, etc.

While this module is useful in DESIGN, it provides MEASURE users with tools for delivering repeatable, reliable and traceable QC results. Customers expecting scribbled results on a Lambda 9 strip-chart will be impressed with laser-printed reports including calculated pass/fail results as well as a clear rendition of the supplier's logo.

Since the identical module is in DESIGN and MEASURE, users can develop and test reports in either program. Reports can be printed or saved in three formats: binary (can be opened by FilmStar), Adobe PDF, or RTF (can be opened and edited in MS Word).

Report Template

The template defining a report contains text (anything not in brackets) plus format codes like <<italic 0>> and action codes like <<WbText E10>>. The simple template <<Graph>> <<Review>> is all that is required to print a document containing the thin film design with accompanying spectrum. Templates can include text created in FilmStar BASIC, or the entire template can be assigned in FilmStar BASIC.

<<Picture c:\winfilm\logos\filmstar.wmf>><<Name Arial>>
<<Size 12>><<Align 1>><<Bold 1>><<Italic 1>><<Linewidth 1>><<Drawline>>
<<Size 18>>Edgerstoune Optics Quality Control
<<FSPlot 110>>
<<Size 14>><<Bold 0>><<Italic 0>>Average = <<WbText E6>>%, Maximum = <<WbText E7>>%
<<Spacing 150>><<Italic 1>>>This spectrum <<WbText E10>>.
...

In this template the action code <<WbText E10>> is replaced by MEETS specifications in FilmStar Workbook cell E10. Average and Maximum values are taken from cells E6 and E7.