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  3. February 2009

Re: Printer file positioning

Here is an example of a box and some lines:


Columns . . . : 1 80 Browse SEU==>
FMT DP .....AAN01N02N03T.Name++++++RLen++TDpBLinPosFunctions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*************** Beginning of data *********************************************************
0001.00 R $PRT01 030819
0002.00 @ROTAT 30 10TXTRTT(180) 030819
0003.00 SPACEA(10) 030819
0004.00 A R REC1 030822
0005.00 A 1 10FONT(5) 030822
0006.00 A 'RHETORIC ORATOR FGID 5' 030822
0007.00 A 3 10FNTCHRSET(QFNT01/C0T0550 + 030822
0008.00 A QFNT/TIV10037) 030822
0009.00 A 'SONORAN SERIF 12 PT + 030822
0010.00 A FONT CHAR SET C0T055B0' 030822
0011.00 A 5 10CDEFNT(QFNTCPL/X0BIR1) 030822
0012.00 A 'BOOK ITALIC 10 PT + 030822
0013.00 A CODE FONT X0BIR1' 030822
0014.00 R LINES LINE(6.0 1.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822
0015.00 LINE(6.0 2.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822
0016.00 LINE(6.0 3.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822
0017.00 LINE(6.0 4.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822
0018.00 LINE(6.0 5.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822
0019.00 LINE(6.0 6.5 6.500 *VRT *MEDIUM) 030822

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F10=Cursor F11=Toggle F12=Cancel F16=Repeat find F24=More keys
Columns . . . : 1 80 Browse SEU==>
FMT DP .....AAN01N02N03T.Name++++++RLen++TDpBLinPosFunctions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
0020.00 BOX(8.00 0.950 8.500 + 030821
0021.00 7.0 *MEDIUM) 030821
0022.00 BOX(8.51 0.950 9.000 + 030821
0023.00 7.0 *MEDIUM) 030821
0024.00 BOX(9.51 0.950 10.0 + 030821
0025.00 7.0 *MEDIUM) 030821
****************** End of data ************************************************************














F3=Exit F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F10=Cursor F11=Toggle F12=Cancel F16=Repeat find F24=More keys
John McKee wrote:
Just completed work on the first printer file I have built from scratch in over
twenty years.

I saw a nice keyword, BOX. I wanted to use this to surround a portion of the
report. But, using that keyword requires that POSITION be used on all other
entries.

What I don't understand is that, from what I have read, that the values used for
POSITION are related to the UOM at the time the printer file is created. Problem is I was attempting to convert row/column to position values. PDM
complains when it sees POSITION(10 60). So, obviously, PDM is not looking at
the row column UOM, but is defaulting to inches.

The way I read the manual, it is possible to specify row and column. Is that
correct? If so, how do I get PDM to not complain? I don't see anything in the
options that effects how the syntax checker interprets values supplied to the
POSITION keyword.

John McKee


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