RE: Starting Line Number for a Splf

We agree Doug,

The issues you raise are the reasons I asked for more information about
the specific situation.  David was looking to override a print file
characteristic when that was probably not the appropriate solution to
his problem.

My RPG skills are a little rusty, but I do remember printing on line 1.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Douglas Handy
> Subject: Re: Starting Line Number for a Splf
>
> Andy,
>
> >Can you add more information or rephrase your question?  A print file
> >doesn't really have a starting line characteristic.  Output should
begin
> >on the first printable line of a page, which would be line 1.
>
> Although a PRTF does not have that characteristic, I believe an RPG
> program
> using a program described prtf (eg QPRINT) and no F-spec overflow
> indicator will
> cause implicit jumps to line 6 upon overflow.  So a program dumping
data
> to a
> printf but *not* using any overflow indicator or skip before/after
entries
> can
> automagically start on line 6 on pages beyond the first.
>
> I don't know if this has anything to do with David's scenario, but
it's
> one of
> the implicit "features" RPG can do behind your back -- if my
recollection
> is
> correct.  If this is David' scenario, the implicit line number cannot
be
> changed
> (to my knowledge), and you must use an overflow indicator and skip
before
> entries to determine the starting line on the next page.  (Or use
> externally
> described print files.)
>
> Doug