SPACEB (Space Before) keyword in printer files

Use this record- or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to space some number of lines before it prints the next line or lines.

The format of the keyword is:

SPACEB(space-before-value)

The parameter value is required and must be in the range 0 through 255.

If you specify this keyword at the record level, spacing occurs before any lines associated with that record are printed. You can specify this keyword only once at the record level or once for each field.

If you specify SPACEB at the field level, spacing is performed before the line containing that field prints.

This keyword is not valid for records with specified line numbers (positions 39 through 41). (The line numbers are flagged as errors.)

Note: If you do not use line numbers and do not specify space or skip keywords, overprinting can result.

The SPACEB keyword is not valid at either the field level or record level if the record format also has the BOX, ENDPAGE, GDF, LINE, OVERLAY, PAGSEG, or POSITION keywords specified.

Option indicators are valid for this keyword.

Example

The following example shows how to specify the SPACEB keyword.

|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8
00010A            FIELDA        25A       55SPACEB(3)
00011A            FIELDB        30       100
     A