DDS for printer files


Contents

About DDS for printer files

  • Who should read the DDS for printer files
  • Conventions and terminology used in the DDS information
  • Print this topic
  • What's New for V5R3 in the DDS for printer file information
  • Defining a printer file

  • Positional entries for printer files (positions 1 through 44)
  • Sequence number for printer files (positions 1 through 5)
  • Form type for printer files (position 6)
  • Comment for printer files (position 7)
  • Conditioning for printer files (positions 7 through 16)
  • Type of name or specification for printer files (position 17)
  • Reserved for printer files (position 18)
  • Name for printer files (positions 19 through 28)
  • Reference for printer files (position 29)
  • Length for printer files (positions 30 through 34)
  • Data type for printer files (position 35)
  • Decimal positions for printer files (positions 36 and 37)
  • Usage for printer files (position 38)
  • Location for printer files (positions 39 through 44)
  • Keyword entries for printer files (positions 45 through 80)

  • Keywords that require AFP(*YES) in printer device descriptions
  • AFPRSC (AFP Resource) keyword in printer files
  • ALIAS (Alternative Name) keyword in printer files
  • BARCODE (Bar Code) keyword in printer files
  • BLKFOLD (Blank Fold) keyword in printer files
  • BOX (Box) keyword in printer files
  • CDEFNT (Coded Font Name) keyword in printer files
  • CHRID (Character Identifier) keyword in printer files
  • CHRSIZ (Character Size) keyword in printer files
  • COLOR (Color) keyword in printer files
  • CPI (Characters Per Inch) keyword in printer files
  • CVTDTA (Convert Data) keyword in printer files
  • DATE (Date) keyword in printer files
  • DATFMT (Date Format) keyword in printer files
  • DATSEP (Date Separator) keyword in printer files
  • DFNCHR (Define Character) keyword in printer files
  • Selecting which code points to redefine
  • Dot matrix
  • Specifying dots to be printed in the dot matrix
  • DFT (Default) keyword in printer files
  • DLTEDT (Delete Edit) keyword in printer files
  • DOCIDXTAG (Document Index Tag ) keyword in printer files
  • DRAWER (Drawer) keyword in printer files
  • DTASTMCMD (Data Stream Command) keyword in printer files
  • DUPLEX (Duplex) keyword in printer files
  • EDTCDE (Edit Code) keyword in printer files
  • OS/400 edit codes in printer files
  • User-defined edit codes in printer files
  • EDTWRD (Edit Word) keyword in printer files
  • Parts of an edit word in printer files
  • Forming the body of an edit word in printer files
  • Forming the status of an edit word in printer files
  • Formatting the expansion of an edit word in printer files
  • ENDPAGE (End Page) keyword in printer files
  • ENDPAGGRP (End Page Group) keyword in printer files
  • FLTFIXDEC (Floating-Point to Fixed Decimal) keyword in printer files
  • FLTPCN (Floating-Point Precision) keyword in printer files
  • FNTCHRSET (Font Character Set) keyword in printer files
  • FONT (Font) keyword in printer files
  • FONTNAME (Font name) keyword in printer files
  • FORCE (Force) keyword in printer files
  • GDF (Graphic Data File) keyword in printer files
  • HIGHLIGHT (Highlight) keyword in printer files
  • INDARA (Indicator Area) keyword in printer files
  • INDTXT (Indicator Text) keyword in printer files
  • INVDTAMAP (Invoke Data Map) keyword in printer files
  • INVMMAP (Invoke Medium Map) keyword in printer files
  • LINE (Line) keyword in printer files
  • LPI (Lines Per Inch) keyword in printer files
  • MSGCON (Message Constant) keyword in printer files
  • OUTBIN (Output Bin) keyword in printer files
  • OVERLAY (Overlay) keyword in printer files
  • PAGNBR (Page Number) keyword in printer files
  • PAGRTT (Page Rotation) keyword in printer files
  • PAGSEG (Page Segment) keyword in printer files
  • POSITION (Position) keyword in printer files
  • PRTQLTY (Print Quality) keyword in printer files
  • REF (Reference) keyword in printer files
  • REFFLD (Referenced Field) keyword in printer files
  • SKIPA (Skip After) keyword in printer files
  • SKIPB (Skip Before) keyword in printer files
  • SPACEA (Space After) keyword in printer files
  • SPACEB (Space Before) keyword in printer files
  • STAPLE (Staple) keyword in printer files
  • STRPAGGRP (Start Page Group) keyword in printer files
  • TEXT (Text) keyword in printer files
  • TIME (Time) keyword in printer files
  • TIMFMT (Time Format) keyword in printer files
  • TIMSEP (Time Separator) keyword in printer files
  • TRNSPY (Transparency) keyword in printer files
  • TXTRTT (Text Rotation) keyword in printer files
  • UNDERLINE (Underline) keyword in printer files
  • UNISCRIPT (Unicode Text Layout) keyword in printer files
  • ZFOLD (Z-fold) keyword in printer files
  • Appendix A. CODE128 Character Set in DDS

    Appendix B. Unicode considerations for printer files

  • Positional entry considerations for printer files that use UTF-16 data
  • Keyword considerations for printer files that use UTF-16 data (positions 45 through 80)
  • CCSID (Coded Character Set Identifier) keyword
  • Appendix C. DBCS considerations for printer files

  • Positional entry considerations for printer files that use DBCS
  • Length (positions 30 through 34)
  • Data type or keyboard shift (position 35)
  • Decimal positions (positions 36 and 37)
  • Keyword considerations for printer files that use DBCS
  • CHRSIZ (Character Size) keyword
  • DFNLIN (Define Line) keyword
  • IGCALTTYP (Alternative Data Type) keyword
  • IGCANKCNV (Alphanumeric-to-DBCS Conversion) keyword
  • IGCCDEFNT (DBCS Coded Font) keyword
  • IGCCHRRTT (DBCS Character Rotation) keyword
  • Additional considerations for describing printer files that contain DBCS data
  • Index


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