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In a MIF file, all document tables are contained in one Tbls statement. Each table instance is contained in
a Tbl statement. The ATbl statement specifies where each table instance appears in the text flow.
TblCatalog statement
The TblCatalog statement defines the Table Catalog. A document can have only one TblCatalog statement,
which must appear at the top level in the order given in "MIF file layout" on page 66.
Syntax
<TblCatalog
<TblFormat...>
<TblFormat...>
...
>
TblFormat statement
The TblFormat statement defines the format of a table. A TblFormat statement must appear in a
TblCatalog or in a Tbl statement. A TblFormat statement contains property substatements that define a
table's properties. Table property statements can appear in any order.
Syntax
Basic properties
<TblFormat
<TblTag tagstring>
<TblLIndent dimension>
<TblRIndent dimension>
<TblSpBefore dimension>
<TblSpAfter dimension>
<TblAlignment keyword>
Defines a table format (see "TblFormat statement," next)
Additional statements as needed
End of TblCatalog statement
Table format tag name
Left indent for the table relative to the table's containing text column;
has no effect on right-aligned tables
Right indent for the table relative to the table's containing text column;
has no effect on left-aligned tables
Space above table
Space below table
Horizontal alignment within text column or text frame
keyword can be one of:
Left
Center
Right
Inside
Outside
See page 87
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