Re: Overlay Type Objects

I have been using the Postion keyword in the DDS.

I find its really time consuming to set the position parameters & check if
values printed correctly. And if not, i have to start over again with new
values in the parameters.

Just today, i almost wasted like 50 pages on just aligning the data.

Is there any other way to give the values to the params in the POSITION
keyword???. ( Thank God :-) I almost completed my printer file for now ).

Thanks.





Jodi_Walker@ccmail.columbia.com (Jodi Walker)@midrange.com on 06/21/2000
11:15:18 AM

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Subject:  Re: Overlay Type Objects


     You might try using the field level keyword POSITION.  This dictates
     where a specific field is to appear on the logical page.  It takes 2
     parms, which are required. The first defines the position down the
     logical page, the second parm defines the position across, in either
     inches or centimeters, dependent upon the setting of the CRTPRTF UOM
     parm. Valid ranges are a)for cm: 0 - 57.90, b) for in: 0 -22.75.  This
     is a bit more fine tuning that you can get with row & column used in
     'standard' DDS. Conditioning indicators can be used.

     These parms can either be hard-coded in the DDS or be dynamic via
     program to system fields.  If you use variables, they must be defined
     in the same record format as the POSITION keyword, must be defined as
     program to system data type, and must be 5 byte zoned with 3 decimal
     positions.

        enjoy
        jw

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Subject: Overlay Type Objects
Author:  Gade_R_Reddy@consecofinance.com at Internet
Date:    06/21/2000 10:24 AM



Hello Everybody

Just want to know if anybody worked on object type called *OVL ( Overlay).
I have use these overlay object in my printer file.

The difficult part is positioning data at the exact locations on the form.
Is there a easy way to do that???.

Please let me know if anybody has any advice.

Thanks.
Gade.


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