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FORMS LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS
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Syntax ambiguities
Because FDL keywords can be abbreviated to the first three
characters and because certain two-character keywords can be
interpreted in more than one way, the following known ambiguities
exist:
•
IN (preposition) is interpreted as IN (inch). For example:
TEXT 1 IN BOX...;
Also,
TEXT SPACED 1 IN BOX...;
The keyword IN is interpreted as INCH, while the required
keyword IN (preposition) is detected as missing and an error
message results. The solution to this situation is to write one of
the following:
TEXT 1 IN IN BOX...;or
TEXT 1 INCH IN BOX...;or
TEXT 1 DOTS IN BOX...;
•
FMTn cannot be abbreviated
•
[DOT]TED is interpreted as [DOT]S. For example:
AT 18 DRAW 5 HORIZONTAL LINES FROM 27.5 TO 37.5
DOT...;
The keyword DOT is interpreted as DOTS, which is valid in this
position. The keyword DOTTED is also valid in this position but
must be spelled out in full.
•
[CEN]TER is interpreted as [CEN]TIMETERS. For example:
TEXT 10 CEN IN BOX.....;
The keyword CEN is interpreted as CENTIMETERS, which is
valid in this position. The keyword CENTER is also valid in this
position but must be spelled out in full.
In general, try not to write confusing FSL statements or use
ambiguous abbreviations.