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MIF Reference
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The TblColumn statement numbers each column and sets its width. A table can have more columns than TblColumn
statements; if a column does not have a specified format, the MIF interpreter uses the format of the most recently
defined column.
Note: A table instance must have at least one
TblColumn statement. A table can use a format from the Table Catalog
that includes a
TblColumn statement or it can include a local TblFormat statement that supplies the TblColumn
statement.
Adding a Table Catalog
You can store table formats in a Table Catalog by using a TblCatalog statement. A document can have only one
TblCatalog statement, which must occur before the Tbls statement.
The
TblCatalog statement contains one TblFormat statement for each format, as shown in the following template:
<TblCatalog
<TblFormat…>
<TblFormat…>
> # end of TblCatalog
As with the Paragraph Catalog, if your MIF file does not provide a Table Catalog, the MIF interpreter supplies a
default catalog and formats. If you do provide a Table Catalog, your defined table formats supersede those in the
default Table Catalog.
You can add a minimal table format to the catalog by simply supplying a table format tag name. The MIF interpreter
supplies a set of default values to the table’s properties when it reads in the MIF file.
The ruling styles in a table format are defined in a separate catalog called the Ruling Catalog. You can define your
own Ruling Catalog with the
RulingCatalog statement. Whether you use the default ruling styles or create your
own, substatements that refer to ruling styles, such as the
TblLRuling statement, must use the name of a ruling
style from the Ruling Catalog. See “RulingCatalog statement” on page 79.
Applying a table format
You can apply a table format from the Table Catalog or you can define a table format locally.
To apply a table format from the Table Catalog, use the
TblTag statement within the Tbl statement:
<Tbls
<Tbl
<TblID 1>
<TblTag `Format A'> # Tag of format in Table Catalog
<TblNumColumns 1>
<TblBody
...
> # end of TblBody
> # end of Tbl
> # end of Tbls
To locally define a table format, use a complete TblFormat statement:
<Tbls
<Tbl
<TblID 1>
<TblFormat
<TblTag ` '>
# Every table must have one TblColumn statement.
<TblColumn
<TblColumnNum 0>
<TblColumnWidth 1.0">
> # end of TblColumn
…table propert y statements …