---
name: "Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter"
---

# Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter(3pm)

Lire::ReportParser processor that formats the report in ASCII

## NAME

Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter - Lire::ReportParser processor that formats the report in ASCII

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter;
    my $parser = new Lire::ReportParser::AsciiWriter;
    eval { $parser->parsefile( "report.xml" ) };
    print "Parse failed: $@" if $@;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is a Lire::ReportParser processor which will print the Lire XML Report in ASCII on STDOUT.

Its constructor takes the following parameters:

- columns

  The number of columsn for which the report should be formatted. Defaults to 80.

- max\_name\_length

  The maximum number of characters that will be kept in name element. Defaults to 180.

- userlevel

  In description, the maximum level of elements that will be displayed. Defaults to `"normal"` (i.e. `"advanced"` elements aren't formatted.

## SEE ALSO

[**Lire::ReportParser**(3pm)](/Lire::ReportParser/3pm.md) **Lire::AsciiDocBookFormatter**(3pm)

## VERSION

`$Id:` AsciiWriter.pm,v 1.41 2006/07/23 13:16:31 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This file is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

## AUTHOR

Francis J. Lacoste \<flacoste@logreport.org\>