This topic gives rules and examples for filling in positions 1 through 44 of the data description specifications form for printer files.
See Keyword entries for printer files (positions 45 through 80) to see the rules for specifying the (DDS) keywords for printer files.
For more information about which DDS keywords are valid for any particular
printer type, see the Printer Device
Programming
book.
Specify the entries in the following order to define a printer file:
Specify at least one record format in each file. The maximum number of record formats in a printer file is 1024. The maximum number of fields in any one record format is 32 767. The maximum combined length of all named fields and indicators in a record format is 32 767 bytes.
See the DDS Reference: Concepts information for the following general information:
Figure 1 shows a printer file coding example.
Figure 1. Printer File Coding Example
|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8 00010A* PRINTER FILE CODING EXAMPLE 00020A* 00030A R TITLER SKIPB(3) 00040A FLD1 40 47SPACEA(2) UNDERLINE 00050A 30 FLD2 40 47SPACEA(2) UNDERLINE 00060A* 00070A R AUTHORR 00080A 66'by' 00090A FIELD1 40 47SPACEB(1) 00100A 50DFT('Task Force I') 00110A 31 SPACEA(1) 00120A 31 65'and' 00130A 31 FIELD2 40 47 00140A* 00150A R PUBR SKIPB(58) 00160A 47'Published by Department' 00170A DEPT 3 0 +1 00180A 47DATE EDTCDE(Y) 00190A SPACEB(1) 00200A N15 00210AO 32 33 34 47TIME 00220A SPACEB(1) A
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