Use these positions to specify record format names and field names.
Refer to the DDS Reference: Concepts information for rules to use when specifying record or field names in DDS.
Name must begin in position 19.
Figure 1 shows how to specify record format names and field names.
When you specify an R in position 17, the name specified in positions 19 through 28 is a record format name. You can specify more than one record format for a printer file, but each name must be unique within that file. You must also specify field names or constant fields to complete a record format in a printer file.
When position 17 is left blank, the name specified in positions 19 through 28 is a field name. Field names must be unique within the record format.
Constant fields are unnamed fields (positions 19 through 28 must be blank). The following rules apply when specifying a constant field:
When specifying a location (positions 39 through 44) for constant fields, you can specify the fields in any order if you use line numbers. If you do not use line numbers, you must specify the fields in the order in which they are to appear on the printed page.
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