Re: Standards issue - Comments please.

[Douglas Handy <dhandy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Booth,

>Can you explain more about the PrtCtrlDS and how it controls spacing and
>skipping?

It is a DS with subfields for the values normally coded as constants in the O
specs for skip before / after line numbers and space before / after counts.  By
populating the DS subfields, you dynamically alter the vertical positioning
during output using variables instead of compile-time constants.

One example where I use it is certain types of financial statements.  I allow
the user to define "report control files" which drive the formatting of the
statements.  Using PrtCtlDS is a much nicer solution than how I had to do it
under RPG II, which used indicators to select various combinations.

See also
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/QB3AGZ03/3.3.2.20?DT=19990323173815

for the V4R5 explanation.

Doug