Xerox 4450, Forms Creation Manual

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FDL COMMAND SYNTAX SUMMARY
Table A-2. FDL command syntax
Command Syntax
BOX AT y unit x unit DRAW n BOXES IN unit p unit WIDE BY q
unit HIGH USING type thickness SHADING density AND
REPEAT direction AT c
a
unit c
a
unit ... EVERY c
i
unit;
COMMENT COMMENT text;
END END;
FONT FONTS id;
FORM/
RESOLUTION FORM name;
FORM name RESOLUTION IS value SPI;
GRAPHIC GRAPHIC name AT vpos unit hpos unit SCALE IS n/d;
GRID GRID UNIT IS format id ORIGIN y unit x unit;
LANDSCAPE/
PORTRAIT orientation PAGE SIZE IS n WIDE BY m HIGH;
LINE AT c
o
unit DRAW n direction LINES IN unit FROM c
s
unit
TO c
e
unit USING type thickness AND REPEAT repeat
direction AT c
a
unit ... EVERY c
i
unit;
LOGO LOGO id AT y unit x unit;
PAPER PAPER SIZE IS value;
SECTION BEGIN SECTION id;
or
DO
SECTION id AT y unit x unit;
or
END
SECTION id;
TEXT AT direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment
USING FONT n AT y unit x unit ‘text’ ‘text’ ...;
TEXT IN BOX direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment
USING FONT n IN position BOX y unit x unit ‘text’ ‘text’ ...
IN NEXT direction BOX ‘text’ ‘text’ ...;
Reference Refer to the “Forms Description Language” chapter for a detailed
explanation of each command syntax.
Compiling commands syntax
To invoke the forms compiler, enter the following command at
the LPS keyboard. The entire command must fit on one line.
FDL filename NOPRINT TRAY DEBUG XPAN NOSOURCE PROOF SIMPLEX RES=value
To print a stored form, enter the following:
SAMPLE filename.FRM
Reference Refer to the “Compiling and printing forms” chapter for more
information on compiling commands.
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