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<h2>Exit Program for a Customized Separator Page</h2>
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<div class="box" style="width: 70%;">
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Required Parameter Group:<br>
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<table width="100%">
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<td align="center" valign="TOP" width="10%">1</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="50%">Separator data</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="20%">Output</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="20%">Char(*)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="TOP">2</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Separator data length</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Input</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Binary(4)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="TOP">3</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Separator information</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Input</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Char(*)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="TOP">4</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Separator information length</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Input</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Binary(4)</td>
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QSYSINC Member Name: ESPBLSEP<br>
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<p>An exit program can be specified on the separator program parameter of the
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printer device description. If a separator exit program is specified on the
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printer device description, the system printer writer calls this program to
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create the separator page. This separator page is used instead of the system
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separator page.</p>
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<h3>Authorities and Locks</h3>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h3>Required Parameter Group</h3>
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>Separator data</strong></dt>
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<dd>OUTPUT; CHAR(*)
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<p>The separator data consists of two parts:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Options that control how the separator data is to be printed</li>
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<li>User-generated separator data</li>
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</ul>
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<p>See the <a href="#HDRDATASEP">Separator Data Format</a> for more
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information.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><strong>Separator data length</strong></dt>
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<dd>INPUT; BINARY(4)
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<p>The length of the space used to pass separator data from the exit
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program.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><strong>Separator information</strong></dt>
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<dd>INPUT; CHAR(*)
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<p>Information that may be used to generate the separator data.</p>
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<p>See the <a href="#HDRMBRLIPX">Separator Information Format</a> for more
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information.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><strong>Separator information length</strong></dt>
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<dd>INPUT; BINARY(4)
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<p>The length of the space used to pass separator information to the exit
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program.</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a name="HDRDATASEP">Separator Data Format</a></h3>
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<p>The following table shows the information passed from the exit program to
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create the customized separator page for the printer writer. The printer writer
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takes the information and data, and prints the separator page.</p>
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<p>See <a href="#HDRDTAFLD">Field Descriptions</a> for more information.</p>
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<th align="CENTER" valign="BOTTOM" colspan="2">Offset</th>
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<th align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM" rowspan="2">Type</th>
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<th align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM" rowspan="2">Field</th>
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<th align="center" valign="BOTTOM">Dec</th>
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<th align="center" valign="BOTTOM">Hex</th>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP" width="10%">0</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP" width="10%">0</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="20%">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="60%">Transform option</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">10</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">A</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(2)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Reserved</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">12</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">C</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Page rotation</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">16</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">10</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Page length</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">20</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">14</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Page width</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">24</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">18</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Lines per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">28</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">1C</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">32</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">20</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">DBCS Characters per inch</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">36</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">24</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">DBCS characters rotation</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">46</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">2E</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Page size measurement method</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">56</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">38</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Print quality</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">66</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">42</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Overlay name</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">76</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">4C</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Overlay library name</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">86</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">56</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(98)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Reserved</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">184</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">B8</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Length of user-generated data</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">188</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">BC</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Record length of user data</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">192</td>
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<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">C0</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(*)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">User-generated separator data</td>
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</table>
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<br>
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<h3><a name="HDRDTAFLD">Field Descriptions</a></h3>
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<p>Each field is only valid when the transform option field is specified as
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*FCFC. Otherwise, the field is ignored.</p>
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<p><strong>Characters per inch.</strong> The number of characters (in tenths)
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to be printed per inch.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>50</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">5 characters per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>100</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">10 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>120</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">12 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>133</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">13.3 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>150</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">15 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>167</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">16.7 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>180</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">18 characters per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>200</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">20 characters per inch</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>Any other value, or a value not supported by the particular printer, will
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result in 10 characters per inch.</p>
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<p><strong>DBCS character rotation.</strong> Whether double-byte character set
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(DBCS) characters are to be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise before
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printing. The possible values are *YES and *NO. The default value is *NO.</p>
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<p><strong>DBCS characters per inch.</strong> The number of double-byte
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characters to be printed per inch.</p>
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<p> The possible values are:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>-1</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">One-half of the characters-per-inch value</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>-2</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">20 double-byte characters per 3 inches</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>5</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">5 characters per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>6</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">6 characters per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>10</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">10 characters per inch</td>
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</table>
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<p>If any other value is used, the characters are printed at one-half of the
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characters-per-inch (*CPI) value.</p>
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<p><strong>Length of user-generated data.</strong> The number of bytes of data
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(contained in the user-generated separator data field) passed from the user
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exit program.</p>
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<p>The length of the user-generated separator data cannot exceed 8096 bytes for
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printers configured AFP(*NO). A value greater than 8096 causes the system
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separator page to be printed.</p>
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<p><strong>Lines per inch.</strong> The number of lines (in tenths) to print
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per vertical inch.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>30</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">3 lines per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>40</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">4 lines per inch</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>60</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">6 lines per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>75</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">7.5 lines per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>80</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">8 lines per inch</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>90</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">9 lines per inch</td>
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</table>
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<p>Any other value, or a value not supported by the particular printer, will
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result in 6 lines per inch.</p>
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<p>This parameter is output from the exit program and is only valid when the
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Transform Option is specified as *FCFC. Otherwise this parameter is
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ignored.</p>
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<p><strong>Page length.</strong> The length of the separator page. The page
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length can be specified in inches, centimeters, or rows depending on the page
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size measurement method field.</p>
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<p>A zero indicates the page length of the spooled file should be used. A
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nonzero page length value is valid only when the page width field is also set
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to a nonzero value. Otherwise, the page length is ignored.</p>
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<p>Inches and centimeters are specified in 1/100ths. The value 1100 indicates a
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page length of 11 inches when the page size measurement method field is
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*INCH.</p>
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<p><strong>Page size measurement method.</strong> The measurement method used
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for the page length and page width fields.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*INCH</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The page size is specified in 1/100ths of an
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inch.</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*CM</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The page size is specified in 1/100ths of a
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centimeter.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*ROWCOL</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The page size is specified in row and column
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format.</td>
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</table>
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<p><strong>Page width.</strong> The width of the separator page. The page width
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can be specified in inches, centimeters, or rows depending on the page size
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measurement method field.</p>
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<p>A 0 indicates the page width of the spooled file should be used. A nonzero
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page width value is valid only when the page length field is also set to a
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nonzero value. Otherwise, the page width is ignored.</p>
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<p>Inches and centimeters are specified in 1/100ths. The value 850 indicates a
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page width of 8.5 inches when the page size measurement method field is
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*INCH.</p>
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<p><strong>Overlay library name.</strong> The name of the library containing
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the separator overlay.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*LIBL</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The library list of the job that created the file
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locates the overlay.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>library name</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">This library is searched for the overlay.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>If no value is returned from the exit program, *LIBL is assumed.</p>
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<p><strong>Overlay name.</strong> The name of the separator overlay (the
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material that prints on the front side of each separator page).</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<table cellpadding="5">
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*NONE</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The separator does not use an overlay.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>Overlay Name</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The name of the overlay to print with the
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separator.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>If no value is returned from the exit program, *NONE is assumed. Otherwise
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this parameter is ignored.</p>
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<p><strong>Page rotation.</strong> The degree of rotation of the text on the
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page, with respect to the way the form is loaded into the printer.</p>
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<p> The possible values are:</p>
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<table cellpadding="5">
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>0</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">No rotation is done. Printing starts at the edge
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loaded into the printer first, and is parallel to that edge.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>90</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Text is rotated 90-degrees clockwise from the
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0-degree writing position.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>180</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Text is rotated 180-degrees clockwise from the
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0-degree writing position.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>270</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Text is rotated 270-degrees clockwise from the
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0-degree writing position.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>If no valid value is returned from the exit program, 0 is assumed.</p>
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<p><strong>Print quality.</strong> The print quality that is used when printing
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the separator.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<table cellpadding="5">
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*STD</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Standard</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*DRAFT</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Draft</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*DEVD</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Print quality determined by printer hardware
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setting</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*FASTDRAFT</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Fast draft</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*NLQ</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Near-letter quality</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>If no valid value is returned from the exit program, *DEVD is assumed.
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Otherwise this parameter is ignored.</p>
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<p><strong>Record length of user data.</strong> The length of the *FCFC format
|
|
records in the user-generated separator data field.</p>
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<p><strong>Reserved.</strong> An ignored field.</p>
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<p><strong>Transform option.</strong> Whether the user-generated data is to be
|
|
transformed into commands recognized by the printer.</p>
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<p>The possible values are:</p>
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<table cellpadding="5">
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<!-- cols="15 85" -->
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*FCFC</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The first character of every record is an
|
|
American National Standards printer control character.
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<p>The supported control characters and their functions follow:</p>
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<table cellpadding="5">
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>+</em></td>
|
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<td align="left" valign="top">Prints record on current line.</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>blank</em></td>
|
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<td align="left" valign="top">Moves down 1 line and prints record.</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>0</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Moves down 2 lines and prints record.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
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<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>-</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Moves down 3 lines and prints record.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
<p>All other control character values are treated as blanks and result in the
|
|
record printing on the next line. Channel values are not supported.</p>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
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<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*NONE</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">User-supplied data is in its final form. No
|
|
transform operation is done, and the data must contain the appropriate commands
|
|
corresponding to the printer data stream type.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
<p>For the printer data stream type field of *SCS and *IPDS, data stream
|
|
commands controlling the drawer, rotations, and fonts may be sent to the
|
|
printer before the user-generated data. This puts the printer in the same state
|
|
as it is when system default separators are printed. The commands controlling
|
|
the drawer are based on the SEPDRAWER parameter of the Start Printer Writer
|
|
(STRPRTWTR) command. The remaining controls are set to defaults or have values
|
|
set from the spooled file attributes of the spooled file that prints next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>For a printer data stream type of *AFPDS, the initial commands are not sent
|
|
to the printer and the user must include all commands needed to define an AFPDS
|
|
document.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>User-generated separator data.</strong> The data that prints on the
|
|
separator page. The format of this text is dependent on the transform option
|
|
and the printer data stream type fields. When *FCFC has been specified for the
|
|
transform option, the data must be in the *FCFC format. When *NONE is specified
|
|
for the transform option, the data (text and controls) must be in the format
|
|
specified by the printer data stream type field.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="HDRMBRLIPX">Separator Information Format</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>The following table shows the information passed from the printer writer to
|
|
the exit program. This information is used to create a customized separator
|
|
page. For more details about the fields in the following table, see <a href=
|
|
"#HDRFDEXIT">Field Descriptions</a>.</p>
|
|
|
|
<table border width="80%">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th align="CENTER" valign="BOTTOM" colspan="2">Offset</th>
|
|
<th align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM" rowspan="2">Type</th>
|
|
<th align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM" rowspan="2">Field</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th align="center" valign="BOTTOM">Dec</th>
|
|
<th align="center" valign="BOTTOM">Hex</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP" width="10%">0</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP" width="10%">0</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="20%">CHAR(16)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" width="60%">Internal job identifier</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">16</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">10</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(16)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Internal spooled file identifier</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">32</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">20</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Job name</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">42</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">2A</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">User name</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">52</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">34</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(6)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Job number</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">58</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">3A</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Spooled file name</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">68</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">44</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">BINARY(4)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Spooled file number</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">72</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">48</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Printer device name</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">82</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">52</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Printer data stream type</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">92</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">5C</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(10)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Type of separator</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">
|
|
102</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">66</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(8)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Job system name</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">110</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">6E</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(7)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Spooled file create date</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">117</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">75</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(1)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Reserved</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">118</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">76</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(6)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Spooled file create time</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">124</td>
|
|
<td align="CENTER" valign="TOP">7C</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">CHAR(50)</td>
|
|
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">Reserved</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="HDRFDEXIT">Field Descriptions</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Internal job identifier.</strong> The internal identifier of the job
|
|
that owns the spooled file that prints next. Only the i5/OS APIs use this
|
|
identifier. The identifier is not valid following an initial program load
|
|
(IPL). If you attempt to use it after an IPL, an exception occurs.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Internal spooled file identifier.</strong> The internal identifier
|
|
of the spooled file that prints next. This value is used as input to other
|
|
programs to improve the performance of locating the spooled file on the system.
|
|
Only the i5/OS APIs use this identifier. The identifier is not valid following
|
|
an IPL. If you attempt to use it after an IPL, an exception occurs.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Job name.</strong> The name of the job that created the spooled file
|
|
that prints next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Job number.</strong> The number of the job that created the spooled
|
|
file that prints next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Job system
|
|
name.</strong> The name of the system where the job that created the spooled
|
|
file ran.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If the separator data length is less than 124 bytes, the exit program should
|
|
assume *ONLY. </p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Printer device name.</strong> The name of the printer device
|
|
description for the writer that was started.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Printer data stream type.</strong> The type of data stream
|
|
recognized by the printer writer. When the transform option is specified as
|
|
*NONE, this field must be used to determine the format of the user-generated
|
|
separator data field.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The possible values are:</p>
|
|
|
|
<table cellpadding="5">
|
|
<!-- cols="15 85" -->
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*AFPDS</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Advanced Function Printing data stream</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*IPDS</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Intelligent Printer Data Stream</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*SCS</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Systems Network Architecture (SNA) character
|
|
stream</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Reserved.</strong> An ignored field.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Spooled file create
|
|
date.</strong> The date the spooled file was create on the system in the format
|
|
CYYMMDD. See field Date file opened in API QUSRSPLA under field descriptions
|
|
for more information on the date format.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If the separator data length is less than 124 bytes, the exit program should
|
|
assume *ONLY.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Spooled file create time.</strong> The time the spooled file was
|
|
created on the system in the format HHMMSS. See field Time file opened in API
|
|
QUSRSPLA under field descriptions for more information on the time format.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If the separator data length is less than 124 bytes, the exit program should
|
|
assume *ONLY. </p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Spooled file name.</strong> The name of the spooled file that prints
|
|
next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Spooled file number.</strong> The spooled file number of the spooled
|
|
file that prints next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>Type of separator.</strong> The type of separator you want
|
|
printed.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>The possible values are:</p>
|
|
|
|
<table cellpadding="5">
|
|
<!-- cols="15 85" -->
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*FILE</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Separator printed before each copy of a spooled
|
|
file.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>*JOB</em></td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="top">Separator printed between spooled files created
|
|
by different jobs.</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>User name.</strong> The name of the user that created the spooled
|
|
file that prints next.</p>
|
|
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr>
|
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