Oce XDL, Reference Manual

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Overview Decisions to make before creating your JSL
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• Computer on which the data was created
• Block and record lengths and structure
• Code in which the data is encoded, such as ASCII and EBCDIC
• How printer carriage control (PCC) information should be processed
• For tapes or cartridges only, the label format used.
Output specifications
You must also decide on some basic questions about the output:
• Will the page orientation be landscape or portrait?
• What fonts will you use?
• What forms, if any, will you use?
• What paper sizes will be used?
• Should CMEs be used?
• Should highlight colour be used?
• Will the data be printed on one side of the page (simplex) or on both sides (duplex)?
• Will graphics be used?
• What are your site's conventions, if any, for naming forms, JSLs, files, and jobs?
• This information assists you in planning your applications in terms of the type of input
data to specify, the type of application to design, and how much you will need to cus-
tomize the application to meet its intended purpose rather than using system defaults.
Type of application to create
When planning the specifications you will indicate in your JSL, you must first decide the type
of application you want by answering the following questions:
• Will you modify an existing application or create a new one?
• Will you use a form? If so, you need to call out only one form, a sequence of forms or
copy related forms.
• Will the application be landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) orientation? (Orienta-
tion is discussed later in this chapter.)