Keyword entries for printer files (positions 45 through 80)

See the valid keyword entries for defining printer files in this topic.

The keywords are entered in positions 45 through 80 (functions).

• Keywords that require AFP(*YES) in printer device descriptions
  Beginning with OS/400^® V3R1, the Advanced Function Printing™ (AFP™) subsystem is a separately orderable feature of i5/OS™ called Print Services Facility™ (PSF).
• AFPRSC (AFP Resource) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify an AFP™ or non-AFP resource stored in the integrated file system.
• ALIAS (Alternative Name) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify an alternative name for a field.
• BARCODE (Bar Code) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to print a field as a user-specified bar code. BARCODE is valid only for Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™) printers and only for printer files with device type *IPDS or *AFPDS specified.
• BLKFOLD (Blank Fold) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword for named fields that overflow onto subsequent print lines, to cause folding to occur at a blank rather than at the end of a line. If the blank fold keyword is not specified, the line folds at the end of the physical print line.
• BOX (Box) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to print a rectangle.
• CDEFNT (Coded Font Name) keyword in printer files
  Use this field- or record-level keyword to specify the coded font for printing a named or constant field or fields within a record.
• CHRID (Character Identifier) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify that a graphic character set and code page other than the device default can be used for this field.
• CHRSIZ (Character Size) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to expand the width and height of a record or field. CHRSIZ is valid only for IPDS™ printers and only for printer files with device type *IPDS or *AFPDS specified.
• COLOR (Color) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify the color for a field.
• CPI (Characters Per Inch) keyword in printer files
  This record- or field-level keyword specifies the horizontal printing density for the record format or field that you are defining.
• CVTDTA (Convert Data) keyword in printer files
  This field-level keyword converts character data to hexadecimal data when the field is passed to the printer.
• DATE (Date) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to display the current date or the current system date as a constant field 6 or 8 bytes long.
• DATFMT (Date Format) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify the format of a date field. This keyword is only valid for date fields (data type L).
• DATSEP (Date Separator) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify the separator character for a date field. This keyword is valid for only date fields (data type L).
• DFNCHR (Define Character) keyword in printer files
  The DFNCHR keyword allows you to define characters of your own design at the file or record level for the 5224 Printer and 5225 Printer.
• DFT (Default) keyword in printer files
  Use the DFT keyword to specify a constant value for constant fields.
• DLTEDT (Delete Edit) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify that the i5/OS™ operating system is to ignore any edit code or edit word keywords specified for the referenced field. If a field description is referred to from a database file, DLTEDT prevents certain information from being referenced.
• DOCIDXTAG (Document Index Tag ) keyword in printer files
  Use this record keyword to create an indexing tag in the document for use by presentation systems such as Advanced Function Printing™), or postprocessor applications such as Content Manager OnDemand.
• DRAWER (Drawer) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify the drawer from which noncontinuous forms will be selected.
• DTASTMCMD (Data Stream Command) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to store a data stream command or some other piece of information in a spooled file.
• DUPLEX (Duplex) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify whether output is printed on one side or two sides of the paper.
• EDTCDE (Edit Code) keyword in printer files
  Use this keyword to edit output-capable numeric fields.
• EDTWRD (Edit Word) keyword in printer files
  If you cannot accomplish the required editing by using the EDTCDE keyword, specify an edit word instead.
• ENDPAGE (End Page) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to eject the current page after the record is printed.
• ENDPAGGRP (End Page Group) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to end a logical grouping of pages previously started with the STRPAGGRP keyword. If no group is active, this keyword is ignored.
• FLTFIXDEC (Floating-Point to Fixed Decimal) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to print a number in a floating-point field in fixed decimal notation.
• FLTPCN (Floating-Point Precision) keyword in printer files
  Use this keyword to specify the precision of a floating-point field.
• FNTCHRSET (Font Character Set) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify the font for printing a named or constant field within a record.
• FONT (Font) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to specify the font ID for printing a named or constant field or fields within a record.
• FONTNAME (Font name) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify the TrueType font name for printing a named or constant field within a record.
• FORCE (Force) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword for duplex printing, to force a new sheet of paper to be fed before the record is printed.
• GDF (Graphic Data File) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to print a graphic data file.
• HIGHLIGHT (Highlight) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to indicate that a field should be printed in bold letters.
• INDARA (Indicator Area) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-level keyword to remove option indicators from the buffer (also called the record area) and place them in a 99-byte separate indicator area.
• INDTXT (Indicator Text) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-, record-, or field-level keyword to associate descriptive text (indicating intent or use) with a specific indicator. You can specify INDTXT once for each indicator.
• INVDTAMAP (Invoke Data Map) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to invoke a new data map. Invoking data map specifies the name of the data map in a page definition.
• INVMMAP (Invoke Medium Map) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to invoke a new medium map.
• LINE (Line) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to print a horizontal or vertical line.
• LPI (Lines Per Inch) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to change lines per inch within a file.
• MSGCON (Message Constant) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to indicate that the text for a constant field is contained in a message description.
• OUTBIN (Output Bin) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify the destination of the output on printers capable of multiple output bins.
• OVERLAY (Overlay) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to print an overlay.
• PAGNBR (Page Number) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify the location of an unnamed, 4-digit, zoned decimal field to contain the page number.
• PAGRTT (Page Rotation) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify the degree of rotation of the text with respect to the way the page is loaded into the printer.
• PAGSEG (Page Segment) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to print a page segment.
• POSITION (Position) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to define the location of a named field on the page.
• PRTQLTY (Print Quality) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to vary the print quality within the file.
• REF (Reference) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-level keyword to specify the name of a file from which field descriptions are to be retrieved.
• REFFLD (Referenced Field) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword when referring to a field under one of these three conditions in this topic.
• RELPOS (Relative Position) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-level keyword to indicate that when the +n form of positioning a field is used, the fields subsequent to the first field in the line are positioned relative to the end of the previous field. Without the RELPOS keyword, the column number calculated at compile time is generally relative to the beginning of the line.
• SKIPA (Skip After) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-, record-, or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to skip to a specific line number after it prints one or more lines.
• SKIPB (Skip Before) keyword in printer files
  Use this file-, record-, or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to skip to a specific line number before it prints the next line(s).
• SPACEA (Space After) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to space some number of lines after it prints one or more lines.
• 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.
• STAPLE (Staple) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify that a stapling operation should be done within the spool file.
• STRPAGGRP (Start Page Group) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to begin a logical grouping of pages.
• TEXT (Text) keyword in printer files
  Use this record- or field-level keyword to supply a text description (or comment) for the record format or field that is used for program documentation.
• TIME (Time) keyword in printer files
  This field-level keyword prints the current system time as a constant field 6 bytes long.
• TIMFMT (Time Format) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify the format of a time field. This keyword is valid for time fields (data type T).
• TIMSEP (Time Separator) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify separator characters for time fields. This keyword is valid only for time fields (data type T).
• TRNSPY (Transparency) keyword in printer files
  This field-level keyword prevents code points that you have redefined (using the DFNCHR keyword) from being interpreted as SCS printer control commands when your program sends an output operation that prints the field that you are defining.
• TXTRTT (Text Rotation) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to rotate any text contained in the field.
• UNDERLINE (Underline) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to specify that the i5/OS™ operating system is to underline the field when it is printed. Specify UNDERLINE only if the printer supports underlining.
• UNISCRIPT (Unicode Text Layout) keyword in printer files
  Use this field-level keyword to control the selection of text marked for complex script processing.
• ZFOLD (Z-fold) keyword in printer files
  Use this record-level keyword to specify that a z-fold operation is to be performed on the current sheet. The reference-edge and paper-type parameters are required.