A form def specifies how the printer controls the processing of physical sheets of paper.
A page def specifies how you want the data positioned on the logical page.
Both were used on to take vanilla line data and create fancy AFP but were only needed on the iSeries when printer DDS and PSF/400 lacked features. Since PSF/MVS still uses them and sets the standard on AFP, you will always find new AFP features in page defs and forms defs before the iSeries gets them.
Form defs and page defs can be built with Infoprint Designer, which is the new graphical interface or compiled from Page Printer Formatting Aid(PPFA) source.
Bill Scott
Océ North America, Inc.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 9:08
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Form definitions
Google is your friend!!
Just did a google on 'formdf site:ibm.com' got lots of hits - here's a little bit from at least one of them -
A form definition is an AFP resource object that defines the characteristics of the form, including:
* overlays
* position of page data on the form
* rotation
* modification to pages
And this note -
1. Form definitions and page definitions are limited to AFP printing
with PSF/400.
There's a CRTFORMDF command that use source - so a *FORMDF appears to be a compiled object of sorts.
There's a product called Infoprint Designer that generates all these AFP resources, including form definitions.
This is as far as I've gone - information is there on IBM's site, I believe.
HTH
Vern
Dave Snyder wrote:
Yes, this object is what I am referring to. I find them on our system but
do not understand how they are created, modified, or even view their
characteristics/definitions. Even though my immediate need for this
information has passed, having some more information about these objects
would be helpful.
Dave
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To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 12/31/2008 04:45PM
Subject: Re: Form definitions
I think he's talking about a thing called a form definition - object
type *FORMDF
rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I could use a little more context. Like are we talking about:
> - Query Manager Forms
> - Advanced Printer Function forms
> - ?
>
> Rob Berendt
>
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