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Page 1: ...XEROX Host Forms Description Language 3 2 for IBM MVS Creating Forms HFDL 3 2 August 1995 720P30610...

Page 2: ...rated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this public...

Page 3: ...support 1 2 Centralized printers 1 2 Decentralized printers 1 3 Contrasting HFDL with a typical forms application 1 3 Forms you can create with HFDL 1 4 2 Planning your forms 2 1 Determining format 2...

Page 4: ...L commands 3 1 Creating forms with HFDL commands 3 1 Available specifications 3 1 Command format 3 2 Reserved words 3 2 Special characters 3 2 Understanding the command syntax flow charts 3 3 Setting...

Page 5: ...g the COMPILE command 5 1 Command coding conventions 5 1 Command syntax 5 1 Command syntax examples 5 5 Batch processing COMPILE commands 5 5 HFDL compiler JCL 5 6 Downloading and printing a sample 5...

Page 6: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE E Supported paper sizes E 1 Glossary GLOSSARY 1 Index INDEX 1 vi HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 7: ...hardware and software requirements It also lists supported Xerox laser printing systems and common forms you can create and manage with HFDL Chapter 2 Planning your forms describes how to plan and de...

Page 8: ...ption Language 3 2 for IBM MVS Creating Forms Document names library names variable information and user defined data you enter appears in italic LPI System commands and parameters appear in uppercase...

Page 9: ...t Description Language Quick Reference Card 720P60681 Xerox LPS Standard Font Library User Guide 720P86174 Xerox LPS Tape Formats Manual 720P86175 Xerox Print Resources Manager Host Forms Description...

Page 10: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE x HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 11: ...iler does not support More online printer time Through HFDL and XPRM you have the ability to compile and store forms on your host computer freeing up your Xerox laser printer for other printing jobs P...

Page 12: ...equirements HFDL 3 2 operates on IBM S 370 and S 390 series computers running the MVS XA or MVS ESA operating system Software requirements HFDL operates in batch mode under the IBM MVS ESA and MVS XA...

Page 13: ...entralized printers OSS version 3700 V5 2 4235 V1 2 or V1 5 XPPM and XDPM modes 4700 V1 0 XES mode HFDL 3 2 generates forms on the Xerox 4235 and Xerox 4700 printers operating in XES mode Contrasting...

Page 14: ...mples of general business forms you can create with HFDL Bar codes Billing statements and invoices Calendars Checklists Financial statements Floor plans Flow diagrams Marketing surveys Order forms Org...

Page 15: ...must plan its layout content and appearance according to the requirements described in the following sections Page orientation The orientation of a page is either portrait or landscape Figure 2 1 show...

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Page 17: ...pendix for more information Virtual page The virtual page is the area you specify for printing The virtual page can be as large as the physical page actual paper size but can never be larger than the...

Page 18: ...ext Images Lines Logos and signatures Sections You locate an element by determining the horizontal x and vertical y distance from the upper left corner origin of the form These coordinates x y compris...

Page 19: ...ter line or box on a page in terms of its horizontal and vertical displacement from the form origin You can use these units of measure to define this displacement Characters per inch cpi horizontally...

Page 20: ...u create forms for printing on Xerox LPS printers Forms data Forms data is the information on a form that remains the same such as form titles and column titles Typically fixed length forms data chang...

Page 21: ...rtionally spaced fonts on Xerox LPS printers Each character occupies an area of the form cell called a character cell With fixed fonts all character cells in the set are the same width With proportion...

Page 22: ...the page or a font with a portrait orientation characters align along the short edge of the page Some printers such as the Xerox 4135 LPS support paper sizes up to 14 33 by 17 inches by allowing the s...

Page 23: ...following situations When there are differences between your terminal keyboard configurations To accommodate varying character sets To accommodate the internal organization of characters within differ...

Page 24: ...nds to an uppercase A Keyboards may vary from country to country so there are a few hexadecimal code points that correspond to different characters depending on the keyboard you are using For example...

Page 25: ...ogy which allows you to choose from a wide selection of colors The following examples show typical color enhancements for forms Highlighted titles Highlighted columns representing totals or important...

Page 26: ...racter and line spacing on your draft form or paper original Contact your appropriate Xerox customer representative for ordering information Ruler scales The design ruler is approximately 15 inches lo...

Page 27: ...r for measuring impact printed computer output reports in which the character spacing is 10 cpi scale 1 and line spacing is 6 lpi scale 2 or 8 lpi scale 3 You use side 2 for measuring LPS output The d...

Page 28: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 2 14 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 29: ...elease Notes The Comparison of HFDL and FDL appendix in this manual compares the commands for HFDL 2 1D HFDL 3 1 HFDL 3 2 and FDL Available specifications The HFDL commands allow you to specify the fo...

Page 30: ...reviations you can use Avoid using reserved words as section or form names Special characters Use the following special characters to meet certain requirements within the command statements A single q...

Page 31: ...erands Under the command line or under a branching line you can use optional words to clarify the command Parameters that are vertically stacked one above the other under the main command line or unde...

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Page 33: ...hoose are INCHES CENTIMETERS DOTS and XDOTS You can use two decimal places when you specify inches and centimeters You must express DOTS and XDOTS in integers Refer to the Supported paper sizes append...

Page 34: ...ify the special page size is n You must use positive numbers and you cannot exceed the size specified in the PAPER SIZE command You can use two decimal places when you specify inches You must express...

Page 35: ...mat that you have selected is format id Refer to the FMT grid format properties appendix for more information The size of the grid unit is n expressed in positive numbers of units for example 6 inches...

Page 36: ...hem with the ORIGIN parameters INCHES if you do not specify units A value of 1 if you omit an n value when you specify DOTS or XDOTS Examples Long form GRID UNIT IS 12 CPI BY 8 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 INCH 0...

Page 37: ...specify a catalog for a highlight color printer the printer uses its default catalog Figure 3 6 shows the command syntax flow Figure 3 6 ICATALOG command syntax ICATALOG IS name Parameter name represe...

Page 38: ...h the INK command are referenced as an index number when you use the LINE TEXT and BOX commands They are not referenced as their identification name The ICATALOG and PALETTE commands must precede the...

Page 39: ...Figure 3 9 Inkname syntax catalog palette palette color color Once you establish an INK command parameter catalog palette or ink color it remains in effect until you change it or another parameter ov...

Page 40: ...COLOR BLACK specifies a black pixel to print when you place two objects with different inks that overlap and black and highlight pixels coincide COLOR specifies a color pixel to print when you place...

Page 41: ...e lines in the same direction on your form Figure 3 11 shows the LINE command syntax Figure 3 11 LINE command syntax AT LINE DRAW units Co n HORIZONTAL FROM units Ce Cs TO USING USING SOLID HAIRLINE I...

Page 42: ...INK n specifies the ink color index from the ink list for a Xerox highlight or full color LPS printer REPEAT specifies that you want a selected line repeated according to the following commands HORIZO...

Page 43: ...e 3 12 BOX command syntax WIDE q HIGH AT n DRAW Cy Cx IN p n USING USING SOLID HAIRLINE INK BROKEN DOTTED 0 1 2 units units BOX units units units BY FILL INK n USING HEAVY MEDIUM LIGHT AND USING SHADI...

Page 44: ...fy the same or different ink numbers for the outline of the box FILL and INK n specifies the ink you want to use to fill a box The box fill can be a color or a tint of color The ink you specify must b...

Page 45: ...numbers begin with 1 for the first font you specify 2 for the second and so on The number of fonts you can specify for a form depends on the point size how many fonts you use and the size of the font...

Page 46: ...EXT AT command syntax LPI POINTS TEXT n SPACED PER LINE RIGHT CENTER TOP BOTTOM LEFT units COLUMN IN FONT USING n AND USING AT Cy units Cx units text DOT FONT USING n LINE NEW LEADER HORIZONTAL VERTIC...

Page 47: ...ngest line in a block of lines then justify other text strings to this length This method of justification is best for justifying small blocks of text or when you must justify the last line of a parag...

Page 48: ...ined by you in the COLUMN command If you place dot leaders between two text strings the right most text string aligns with the right column boundary Do not use DOT LEADER in the JUSTIFIED mode DOT LEA...

Page 49: ...D USING INK 1 AT 1 1 Phone List NEW LINE John Doe DOT LEADER 987 6543 The following is an example of the short form TEXT SPACED 12 POINTS PER LINE ALI CEN INK 1 AT 1 1 Phone List NEW LINE John Doe DOT...

Page 50: ...OP LEFT BOTTOM CENTER TOP CENTER BOTTOM CENTER RIGHT VERTICAL HORIZONTAL BOX LEFT CENTER RIGHT units DOT FONT USING n LINE NEW LEADER LPI POINTS TEXT n SPACED PER LINE RIGHT CENTER TOP BOTTOM LEFT uni...

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Page 52: ...not used with DOT LEADER or FONT n IN NEXT HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL BOX specifies the text to place in an adjacent box horizontally or vertically Adjacent boxes must have a common congruent side For ex...

Page 53: ...in a form you are printing on a Xerox highlight color LPS printer must be in color format You receive a LOGO NOT FOUND message if you reference a black and white logo in a highlight color HC form The...

Page 54: ...RAPHIC command Figure 3 18 shows the command syntax flow Figure 3 18 GRAPHIC command syntax INK USING IS n SCALE AT units units GRAPHIC name Cy Cx n Parameters name identifies the IMG or XES graphic f...

Page 55: ...3 19 shows the SECTION command syntax flow Figure 3 19 SECTION command syntax LINE COMMAND SECTION name SECTION BEGIN TEXT AT COMMAND TEXT IN BOX COMMAND LOGO COMMAND GRID COMMAND BOX COMMAND INTERWO...

Page 56: ...to 0 0 The final placement of the elements is defined by the DO SECTION command SECTION invocation A SECTION is invoked by using the DO SECTION command This command names the desired SECTION as well a...

Page 57: ...and XDOTS You can use two decimal places when you specify inches and centimeters You must express DOTS and XDOTS in integers REPEAT specifies the number of times you want a section repeated in the ori...

Page 58: ...if you do not specify column width using the COLUMN command Examples Long form COLUMN SIZE IS 3 8 INCHES WIDE Short form COLUMN IS 3 8 IN WIDE INTERWORD command The INTERWORD command specifies the in...

Page 59: ...this manual Specifying the interword multiplier The INTERWORD command specifies the interword multiplier in the formula above The command is not an FDL command it will not work on a form compiled at...

Page 60: ...0 COMPILE SPACING1 1 0 the EN space DOT LEADER command Use the DOT LEADER command to define the character string you specify when you use DOT LEADER in the TEXT AT command The text string portion of...

Page 61: ...needed when the variable is used as a coordinate For example if variable Y1 is set to 3 in a LET statement and a line is drawn at Y1 inches it is drawn at 3 inches If the grid units are dots and no u...

Page 62: ...example you can define the Y coordinate as the value of Y1 plus 3 centimeters AT Y1 3 CM In this example you can define the Y coordinate as the value of Y2 minus 4 5 grid units AT Y2 4 5 There is no...

Page 63: ...ure 3 27 shows the command syntax flow Figure 3 27 END command syntax END Parameter END specifies an end of file condition from the source input disk file or from the input data stream Default There i...

Page 64: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 36 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

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Page 66: ...8 1 LPI ORIGIN 18 IN 66 IN This example shows the short form of the command GRID FMT1 You do not need to use the LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT command to specify page orientation and virtual page size if you sp...

Page 67: ...ws the long form of the LINE command AT 7 DRAW 14 HORIZONTAL LINES FROM 1 TO 132 USING SOLID 1 AND REPEAT VERTICALLY EVERY 4 The LINE command draws lines in a horizontal direction under character row...

Page 68: ...printing is vertical The following example which omits optional keywords and system defaults is the short form of the command AT 1 VERTICAL LINES 7 TO 59 AT 4 12 39 48 55 64 72 79 87 96 104 112 121 13...

Page 69: ...Y IN NEXT HORIZONTAL BOX OPEN STOCK IN NEXT HORIZONTAL BOX VENDOR RECEIPTS IN NEXT HORIZONTAL BOX STOCK ORDERS IN NEXT HORIZONTAL BOX COMM STOCK IN NEXT HORIZONTAL BOX SALES ISSUES IN NEXT HORIZONTAL...

Page 70: ...th row The coordinates of the upper left corner of the first box are character row 11 character position 1 This example shows the short form of the command AT 11 1 6 BOXES 133 4 SHADING VERTICALLY EVE...

Page 71: ...ompile your form with HFDL If you are not familiar with the items you need to change in the JCL contact your System Administrator Using the COMPILE command You use the COMPILE command to indicate how...

Page 72: ...you specify VERS 2 or VERs 10 and you have referenced color anywhere in the form VERSION is automatically set to HC When you specify VERs X1 and you have referenced color anywhere in the form VERSION...

Page 73: ...be used along with the value specified by the INTERWORD FSL command to determine the interword gap for this form Figure 5 2 SPACING compile syntax COMPILE FSL XFFSL MYFORM VERSion HC SPACING GROup nam...

Page 74: ...thout having to key it twice in succession override the default literal introduction using this operand Table 5 2 shows an example of how a different literal introduction character can be used to make...

Page 75: ...ember that matches the indicated criteria only a form name starting with FORM will be compiled All the forms are compiled for the 4700 printer Figure 5 5 Multiple member and multiple form COMPILE synt...

Page 76: ...OMPILE FSL XFFSL XYZFM2 LIST OBJECT VER HC COMPILE FSL XFFSL XYZFM3 LIST OBJECT VER X1 COMPILE FSL XFFSL XYZFM3 LIST OBJECT VER XC HFDL compiler JCL The Virtual Storage Access Method VSAM data sets st...

Page 77: ...inters DDname Description SYSPRINT Writes the compiler listings when the LIST parameter of the COMPILE command is coded Compile errors and the copyright message are written to SYSPRINT as well SYSTERM...

Page 78: ...partitioned data set PDS XFINP Temporary data set that the compiler uses XFIFF Temporary data set that the compiler uses XFFRM Temporary data set that the compiler uses XFTMP Temporary data set that...

Page 79: ...am data or reference a sequential data set or a member of a partitioned data set PDS XSUACTL All messages from the XPRM utility are written to XSUACTL XSSUPTAB Identifies the data set that contains th...

Page 80: ...K 10 1 DCB RECFM FB LRECL 320 BLKSIZE 10240 The compiled forms are temporary files until stored in the database XFFRM DD DSN FRM DISP NEW PASS UNIT SYSDA SPACE TRK 10 10 10 DCB RECFM F LRECL 128 BLKSI...

Page 81: ...10 DCB RECFM F LRECL 128 BLKSIZE 128 XFTMP DD DSN TMP DISP NEW PASS UNIT SYSDA SPACE TRK 10 1 DCB RECFM FB LRECL 320 BLKSIZE 10240 The following data sets are the resource data sets XSFNTATT is a VSAM...

Page 82: ...s and then compile your edited form with HFDL Specifying monochrome forms Specifying the monochrome mode for a Xerox highlight color LPS printer allows you to process monochrome forms using only the b...

Page 83: ...n of your form It also indicates the action you may be required to take to correct the problem XFG6001F No parameters found Indication There were no parameters in the EXEC statement of the JCL There i...

Page 84: ...fy the JCL XFG6009F Invalid paper size specified paper size Indication the paper size incountered could no be identified Action Make sure that the paper size value is one of the following LT LG A3 A4...

Page 85: ...0I There are N forms compiled Indication There are n forms compiled in this job either through multi form or multi member selection Action None XFM8nnn Internal Failure Indication There is a serious i...

Page 86: ...023 Error writing FRM file 024 Not found 025 Error opening IFF file 026 Error opening FRM file 027 Invalid name record format 028 Unexpected IFF command sequence 029 Invalid ink command format 030 Inv...

Page 87: ...with the DO SECTION command XFP1006W Invalid line weight using HAIRLINE Indication An invalid line weight was entered The compiler substituted a value of HAIRLINE Action If HAIRLINE is not the value y...

Page 88: ...t correctly this could indicate a damaged file Action Reenter the text with the terminating code If the problem persists contact your System Administrator XFP1016W Text will not fit in column Indicati...

Page 89: ...the section name at 16 characters XFP1025W Logos not supported for XES forms Indication You used the LOGO command while generating an XES form In this release logos are treated as fonts in XES forms A...

Page 90: ...uncates the palatte name at thirty two characters XFP1032W Column off right of physical page Indication The specified column width exceeds the physical page boundary Action Resize the column width to...

Page 91: ...Move the setup command to the beginning part of the FSL XFP3009E Code point code point in font font name has a zero width Indication Some of the characters in this font have a zero width value Action...

Page 92: ...within the range of fonts defined or define a new font if the font is missing from the font list XFP3018E INK command not defined Indication Inks are referenced in the form and there is no INK comman...

Page 93: ...the box width and recompile the form XFP3035E Box height is zero Indication The height of the box was zero Action Correct the box height and recompile the form XFP3040W Text off top bottom left right...

Page 94: ...Cannot open scratch file file name Indication There is a serious system error The compiler was not able to obtain a scratch file used during compilation Action Verify that the file name is correct an...

Page 95: ...165 Fatal file system error 166 Fatal file system error see error codes 167 Missing segment no BLOB access 168 DB dictionary not successfully loaded 169 Programming error detected 170 Duplicate record...

Page 96: ...list resource 197 Invalid data set name 198 Invalid element data 199 Invalid element for resource 200 Invalid element type 201 Invalid element pointer 202 Invalid file organization 203 Invalid file ty...

Page 97: ...segment number 230 Security request made on resource with no BLOBs 231 Updates to key elements not allowed 232 None of the selected set of records updated in mass modification 233 Updates to protected...

Page 98: ...ement values to be validated 257 Invalid identifier variable value 258 No current position established for resource transaction invalid 259 No current record established for resource transaction inval...

Page 99: ...y size 281 Database verification record size 282 Database verification version 283 Database verification revision 284 Database verification resource name 285 Database verification element segment 286...

Page 100: ...arsed a keymap id that exceeded the maximum eight characters Action Specify a keymap id that is eight characters or less XFP4053F Maximum number of inks allowed 255 exceeded Indication Your FSL uses m...

Page 101: ...Action Contact your System Administrator XFP4068F ADD Attribute Error Indication There is a serious system error Action Contact your System Administrator XFP4069F BLOB Data List Error Indication Ther...

Page 102: ...und for font name Indication You specified a character map for this font which cannot be found Action Contact your System Administrator XFP4086F Virtual keyboard character map not found map name s Ind...

Page 103: ...the error number XFU4062F Invalid LPS tape label Indication There is a serious internal error Action Contact your System Administrator and indicate the error number XFU4063F Data List Error Indicatio...

Page 104: ...s internal error Action Contact your System Administrator and indicate the error number XFU4071F Can not add BLOB Indication There is a serious internal error Action Contact your System Administrator...

Page 105: ...Administrator XFX0006F Invalid name record record format Indication The system found an error in the IFF file Action Contact your System Administrator XFX0007F Invalid resolution record format Indicat...

Page 106: ...m Administrator XFX0015F Invalid text record format Indication The system found an error in the IFF file Action Contact your System Administrator XFX0016F Invalid font record format Indication The sys...

Page 107: ...ed IFF file Action Contact your System Administrator XFX0028F Error Opening Temporary Sorted Work File Indication The system failed to open a temporary sorted work file Action Contact your System Admi...

Page 108: ...messages XFX0038F Error reading ink header record Indication The system found an error in the IFF file Action Contact your System Administrator XFX0039F Error reading ink name record Indication The s...

Page 109: ...ESSAGES EXIT Terminating due to internal error Indication There is a serious internal error Action Contact your System Administrator HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS 6 27...

Page 110: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 6 28 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 111: ...e 8 or 9 Line segment equal to or smaller than 32 dots in the scan direction Local density and page setup errors You may encounter a page setup error while the printer is imaging a page This error ind...

Page 112: ...the two lines use the same pair of coordinates a line density problem may occur Text in boxes If you are using a TEXT IN BOX command HFDL determines if the given text can fit in the box If your text...

Page 113: ...S 15 CPI 8 1 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 INCH 0 50 INCH FMT3 LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 13 6 CPI 10 7 LPI ORIGIN 0 14 INCH 0 66 INCH FMT4 LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 15 CPI 10 7 LPI ORIGIN 0 14 INCH 0 50 INCH FMT5 LANDSCA...

Page 114: ...NDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 14 3 CPI 8 3 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 INCH 0 60 INCH FMT3A LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 12 5 CPI 11 1 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 INCH 0 57 INCH FMT4A LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 14 3 CPI 11 1 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 IN...

Page 115: ...ation is not shown you cannot abbreviate the reserved word ALIgned GRAphic page and grid PALette A3 HAIrline PAPer A4 HEAvy per BEGin HIGh POInts BLAck HORizontal PORtrait BOTtom ICAtalog pts BOXes in...

Page 116: ...HOST FORMS DESCRITION LANGUAGE C 2 HOST FORMS DESCRITION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 117: ...additional command in HFDL2 1 that is not in FDL Command Feature HFDL 2 1D HFDL 3 1 HFDL 3 2 FDL Extension BATCH BOX COLUMN COMMENT DO SECTION DOT LEADER END FONT FORM GRAPHIC GRID ICATALOG INK INTER...

Page 118: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE D 2 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 119: ...r System Administrator Table E 1 lists the paper sizes that HFDL supports Table E 1 Paper sizes available for HFDL Paper size inches HFDL designation 8 5 by 11 USLETTER 8 5 by 14 USLEGAL 16 54 by 11 6...

Page 120: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE E 2 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 121: ...is applied for example sorting employee records application software Host or LPS resident software that directs the computer to perform specific tasks or functions Common business applications include...

Page 122: ...computer Block lengths may be specified in units such as records words computer words or characters boot To load initial operating instructions for a program into the memory of the computer These inst...

Page 123: ...ions command language Set of commands that can be used to instruct a system on how to perform a task comment Explanation added to program instructions They are ignored by the computer compatibility Ch...

Page 124: ...data set Collection of logically related records stored in a database See also file data storage Preservation of data on various media such as tape and disks debug To detect and correct errors in a p...

Page 125: ...r online it is the data between banner pages fixed font Font containing characters with fixed spacing fixed pitch Font set in which every character cell has the same width In reference to character se...

Page 126: ...of the rectangle hardcopy Machine output in permanent form such as printed reports listings and so forth hard values Nonoptimal adjustment of particular Font Interchange Standard FIS fonts in terms o...

Page 127: ...processing JSL Job source library Collection of uncompiled job descriptions See also JDE JDL keyword Reserved word that is essential to the meaning and structure of a statement Required part of a com...

Page 128: ...chine language Binary code that can be read directly by the central processing unit CPU of a computer All programming language is eventually converted into machine language for execution by the comput...

Page 129: ...the paper the orientation landscape origin References a point on the image area of a page that is usually in the upper left corner of the page OSS Operating system software See also operating system o...

Page 130: ...stematic sequence of operations such as add edit or delete 2 To produce a specific result by manipulating data processor Applies to any system that is capable of receiving and performing operations up...

Page 131: ...pplied by the hardware manufacturer or other firms but does not include programs written by the user sort To rearrange data records according to a particular order This order is generally selected by...

Page 132: ...rm has a higher storage capacity than disk storage but it takes longer to write or recover data from tape than from disk task 1 Any major job performed by a computer 2 One of several programs being ex...

Page 133: ...rom page to page An example would be various names and addresses combined with a form letter to make a complete document virtual page Page area selected by a forms designer for printing x axis Horizon...

Page 134: ...HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE GLOSSARY 14 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 135: ...unications link 1 3 COMPILE command 2 9 2 11 3 3 5 1 to 5 10 compiled forms accessing 5 12 coordinates description commands 3 13 elements 2 4 to 2 5 negative 2 6 relative 3 33 to 3 34 X and Y 2 5 to 2...

Page 136: ...3 30 to 3 32 interword gap formula 3 30 multiplier 3 31 SPACING operand 3 31 to 3 32 specifying base 3 31 IRESULT command 3 12 ISPF editor 5 12 J JCL HFDL compiler 5 6 to 5 10 requirements 5 1 job co...

Page 137: ...3 27 to 3 28 SEF option 2 2 setup commands 3 3 to 3 12 short edge feed option see SEF option size lines table 3 13 paper 2 3 2 12 3 4 to 3 5 E 1 SNA RJE communications link 1 3 software requirements...

Page 138: ...INDEX INDEX 4 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3 2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS...

Page 139: ...d NOTE The white space frame is purposefully 11pts less high than the usual similar frame in other 8 5 11 templates REQUIRES a blank first line in each column of the first page of the finished documen...

Page 140: ...ntralized centralized 1 AN character character 1 AN commands HFDL commands HFDL 1 AN coordinates coordinates 1 AN decentralized decentralized 1 AN errors errors 1 AN features HFDL features HFDL 1 AN f...

Page 141: ...N orientation orientation 1 AN origin origin 1 AN page page 1 AN printer printer 1 AN printers printers 1 AN procedures procedures 1 AN requirements requirements 1 AN sample sample 1 AN size size 1 AN...

Page 142: ...FDL AN Forms Source Language see FSL AN graphic representation see bitmaps AN horizontal format see landscape orientation AN job control language see JCL AN keyword commands see commands AN Multiple V...

Page 143: ...lling in a blank Index Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional text see TEXT IN BOX command boxes 1 AN palette see PALETTE command ink 1 AN system...

Page 144: ...Hint To begin filling in a blank Index Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional documentation other nal info ons rela OV publications related elate...

Page 145: ...R S OV BSC RJE communications link SC R OV printers zed pr ized pr centralized 1 OV communications link ations l OV printers ece decentralized 1 OV environment operating ng envir ers tha OV software L...

Page 146: ...ating system s ted OS OV prerequisites rereq OV supported ter sup pported d printers 1 OV protocol converter ocol con OV hardware re requ requirements 1 OV software ftw requirements 1 OV S 370 channe...

Page 147: ...4700 Color Document Printer x 47 OV 4700 Color Document Printer 700 p OV ASCII format r is in AS OV bitmaps itma OV catalog ink nk ca ata OV cells acter cel character 1 OV identifier cter ide cter id...

Page 148: ...nates 1 OV X and Y Y coo cifying a g coordinates 1 OV data types ta ty OV edge marking dge mar OV elements form ning f orm elem OV fixed fonts ixe OV character maps nt cha ont chara ont char fonts 1 O...

Page 149: ...onal CODES Optional origin m ori form 1 OV ASCII e ASC formats 1 OV determining ining forma daries asso ion SY ace the foll ying bot a and var formats 1 OV color or to f lor models i forms 1 OV data t...

Page 150: ...ng your f opriate for a G rea you sp ise the o gh the f sider them wh riable d ction of the p etting the co mal code poin es the loc gn ruler ca e side 2 fo forms 1 OV frames page ge fra ke sure OV gr...

Page 151: ...OV landscape orientation pe ori pe forma OV spacing g or li line 1 OV mapping process pping proc OV fonts nt character m maps 1 OV fonts iler equat maps 1 OV keyboard rd to f maps 1 OV negative coordi...

Page 152: ...size aper s OV paper size osing pa OV physical page hys hysi OV portrait orientation er portr ait fo OV grippers rippe printer 1 OV 4135 printer SEF rox 41 printers 1 OV 4700 Color Document r Doc prin...

Page 153: ...page ystem p yste system 1 OV fonts ach hav gn ea types 1 OV page frames t of bou n never b types 1 OV unit value nit va OV variable data iable da OV virtual keyboard character maps irtual k rtual ke...

Page 154: ...ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional Xerox 4700 Color Document Printer ment Printer h OV Xerox 4700 Color Document Printer nter uses full co OV...

Page 155: ...T UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional abbreviating reserved words rved w OV alignment nmen OV BOX command X com X comm ng fo OV font card rd and a m centralized 1 OV per inch CPI PI sp char...

Page 156: ...AS Optional CODES Optional description escr EN ts is a short re 3 12 w the li fy at leas ure 3 13 n center mu xt spec x with matc re 3 14 N COLU pro ve a LO 6 imag hin the s nal xOr is where D JUSTIF...

Page 157: ...ting reati commands HFDL 1 OV setup ettin he fir w and TS and XD xes re ntime 3 6 sho irst ink y RED PI lack pix commands HFDL 1 OV syntax and syn commands HFDL 1 OV COMMENT command MMENT com ENT H OV...

Page 158: ...ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional font card ard Us decentralized 1 OV...

Page 159: ...RT AS Optional CODES Optional description commands ipt axim nd Ce p ure 3 12 wo decima nd are refer ig uote i pted by a t T 1 1 Jo e 3 14 nt of ve NT n k lue fo LE n sp ifies the nam alue yGr Y Ci ind...

Page 160: ...co es OV DOTS ress DOT OV END command ND comm OV FDL commands guage FD OV commands FDL comma features HFDL 1 OV FONT command ONT com ONT Fon OV index number nt index nu fonts 1 OV names ies the stan f...

Page 161: ...AS Optional CODES Optional setting up g up y d a prede S USLET xceed th DL descripti mat FMT OG hig ned is 25 ribe fo nly on a X forms 1 OV FORMS command RM com OV FSL rce Lang OV GRAPHIC command APH...

Page 162: ...CODES Optional HFDL commands using g HFDL com tiple com ses tion 30 d B4 are t AIT grid u de of a squ em Admi apter in the XP id on Xe e compiling for X jects ima p to 4 09 umber of lin ame of th D B...

Page 163: ...V INTERWORD command RWO X 20 t erwo OV formula ord ga interword gap 1 OV multiplier tiplie interword gap 1 OV SPACING operand CING op ACIN interword gap 1 OV specifying base e base ga interword gap 1...

Page 164: ...RAL operand TERAL op OV LOGO command GO com OGO NEW OV multiple font names arate multi OV form m and the orientation 1 OV text he text orien orientation 1 OV line cify a lin origin 1 OV virtual page a...

Page 165: ...ow the lo OV reserved words eserv OV resolution ON You OV SECTION command CTION com ECTION comman OV setup commands u enter setu m one to si SLETT rid format fo zontal size of d is 1 XDO alog is a fil...

Page 166: ...1 OV TEXT AT command XT AT com EXT A ustification is be dth of the colu st NEW L OV text block size loc OV TEXT IN BOX command XT IN BOX com EXT IN B ne of text to occu xes must have a commo X 4 3 FI...

Page 167: ...a sam sing FMT1 v 4 paralle 5 parall NTAL BOX BAC 6 BOXES 13 forms 1 OV setting up up the fo S UN214 forms 1 OV descriptive data entering nter descriptive da Y AT 4 12 3 NTAL BOX STOC HADING MEDIU pro...

Page 168: ...al accessing compiled forms essing compiled f OV BATCH command e the BAT TCH com OV batch processing COMPILE command ssing COMPILE co YZFORMS d OV printers ntraliz s for cent centralized 1 OV coding c...

Page 169: ...to nce data se titioned da uential da OV database abas OV DDnames fies the DDna Dnam cution DD pilation the DD OV printers mes for dec ames for dec decentralized 1 OV downloading sample wnlo ownlo OV...

Page 170: ...EN spac le 5 2 sh atches the indic ch in your compiler in ble 5 6 id tten to SYSPR ted in Table 5 8 a ant to dow ding a ochrome mo forms 1 OV FSL uage FS OV ISPF editor r ISPF e OV HFDL compiler FDL c...

Page 171: ...g samples d printing a sa ure 5 10 OV JCL ms in your JCL as app requirements 1 OV forms printing aging and prin ERsion Oth 0 the EN sp HIFT chara XC MEM M BJECT VER X alfunctio FFR y the XSUI king the...

Page 172: ...al LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional COMPILE command MPILE com ersion XC on Oup nam EMber sele e DDname is XFFSL a syntax 1 OV toner consumption oner consump OV VSAM data sets Virtua...

Page 173: ...NS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional messages essa XFG6006W FG6020I FP1001W FP1005W FP1015W FP1024W FP1031W FP3007E FP3016E FP3030E FP4010F FP4030F d variable identifier poi...

Page 174: ...ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional message indicators ndicate OV indicators messages age indi OV...

Page 175: ...ages oxes a boxes 1 OV density limits lines ne densi OV local density ocal de pe of err errors 1 OV page setup ge setup er nsity of the ar errors 1 OV density limits y limi line 1 OV using sections it...

Page 176: ...x Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional FMT grid format properties MT grid f ble B 3 li OV GRID command RID command rint on A4 p OV landscape or...

Page 177: ...iations for reserved words Hint To begin filling in a blank Index Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional abbreviating reserved words oved abb OV...

Page 178: ...son of HFDL and FDL Hint To begin filling in a blank Index Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional comparison FDL arison of HF commands HFDL 1 OV...

Page 179: ...rted paper sizes Hint To begin filling in a blank Index Table press NEXT ITEM VARIATIONS Optional LIST UNDER Optional SORT AS Optional CODES Optional paper size orted paper si OV paper or a variety of...

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