Verify Data Width Report option

Choose Reports > Verify Data Width to compare the actual size of the data in a file to the definition of the corresponding field. The report shows the number of records that exceed the criteria selected, specifies the data type, and identifies the length of the longest element to exceed the length criteria. The following figure shows an example of a Data Width Report for all tables of the Sports database.

Figure 1. Data Width Report dialog box


The Print option allows you to either print the report or write it to a file.