Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print
Processes
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Using the CONTROL, CONTROLBUF, and
SETMODE Operations
.
Note that the file referenced can contain any data. For example, with the user ID as the
key, the file might contain group identifiers as follows:
<-key-><-data--->
034,003Pinky
034,005Rabbit
255,255Superman
File Considerations for CONTROLBUF 130
Note the following file considerations when using CONTROLBUF 130:
A FASTP network print process assumes that the file specified for the
text/file
field is key-sequenced, with a key offset of zero and a key length equal to the
length of the data selected by the
item
field.
Multiple data files can be referenced in one job.
A FASTP network print process can have up to 16 data files open at one time,
although for best performance fewer than 16 should be used in a single FONT job.
Data files, once opened, are kept open for subsequent reference. If a data file
remains unused for approximately two minutes it is closed. A FASTP network print
process opens the data file(s) for Shared, Read access; there is no need to wait for
the FASTP network print process to close the data file(s) to add or change entries.
Example 2-6. Sample Font Utility Script File Using CONTROLBUF 130
?start-fonts
?font cushdr1
?setmode 6 0 1 ! Transparent on
%33,"&l1o8d0L" ! Landscape 8lpi NoPerf
%33,"(s12h10V" ! 12 Pitch 10 Point
! Text As Is Exp & Center Text
?controlbuf 130 #220, #0, #2, "Company";
! Some line feeds
%12,%12,%12,%12
! ddmmmyy As Is Exp & Center Filename
?controlbuf 130 #225, #0, #2, #0;
! Some more line feeds
%12,%12,%12,%12,%12,%12,%12
! And now some text extracted from "KDFILE" using the
! job owner id as the key
! Userid File Expand Filename
?controlbuf 130 #250, #1, #2, "$DATA.HEADER.KDFILE",#0;
! And now reset for the job proper
%33,"E"
?setmode 6 1 0 ! Transparent off
?end-fonts
?start-locations
#LX5.CUSTOM CUSHDR1 $LX5AT