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FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

The GRID command, when specified in number of dots, allows a greater flexibility than more conventional methods of specifying the grid. For example, instead of being limited to two decimal places of accuracy when specifying inches or centimeters, the grid can be specified to the dot. This feature also eliminates any errors caused by rounding.

If the GRID command specifies explicit unit parameters and no ORIGIN is specified, the form origin coincides with the virtual page origin.

Grid unit dimensions may be overridden by the BOX, LINE, LOGO, and TEXT commands. Multiple GRID commands may be used within a set of FDL commands. A GRID command remains in effect until another is encountered.

Reference For illustrations of how virtual page and form origin are determined, see the ªCommand examplesº appendix.

FONT

 

Identifies the character sets used when creating and printing

 

forms data and variable data.

Syntax

FONTS id1 id2 id3...id32j;

Parameter options

id

 

Identifier of the standard or custom font you want to use.

 

Multiple ids are separated by either a blank or a comma.

Example

FONTS UN106A,UN104C,UN114A;

Considerations

Fonts must be selected using the FONT command before text

 

can be specified. FONT can be used only once.

 

When specifying multiple fonts, make sure that you enter the

 

correct font in the font list. When an invalid font is encountered,

 

compilation is suspended, and an FRM file is not produced.

 

There are three possible cases for a ªfont not foundº error:

 

· The font does not exist on the system disk, and the message

 

***USER SPECIFIED FONT NAME IS MISSING is generated. No

 

.FRM file is created.

 

· There is no such font index. For example, the FONTS

 

command contains two font IDs and the user specifies TEXT

 

USI FON 3... This generates an ***INVALID FONT INDEX

 

message, and an .FRM file is created with the text printed

 

using FONT 1.

 

· No font index is specified in the TEXT command. For

 

example, TEXT AT 1 1 TEXT MESSAGE will print with the last

 

used font. If this is the first time the text has been used, FDL

 

will default to FONT 1.

 

The number of fonts that can be specified depends on their size,

 

the number of fonts used in the variable data, and the size of

 

font memory in your system. However, the maximum number of

 

fonts and logos allowed per form by the forms compiler is 32.

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Contents Xerox Page Table of contents Grid Font TroubleshootingCompiling and printing forms Line BOX Text Logo Graphic Section Comment ENDIndex AppendicesGlossary GLOSSARY-1Page Lowercase black italics IntroductionUppercase Bold Blue UppercaseRelated publications Publication NumberAdvantages of FDL LPSOrientation FontsCharacter spacing/line length examples Font memory PaperImage size considerations SystemPhysical page sizes PhysicalVirtual Inches MillimetersEdgemarking Virtual page originImaging error messages Registration shift and skewNon-imaged elements Landscape orientation shift and skew 11 x Output performance considerations Patient NameForm origin Form element Positioning form elementsForm elements and corresponding origins Text block originGrids Y coordinatesPredefined formats Data types Data typesData type Description FDL command overview Command formatForms Description Language Command summary FDL command summaryCommand types Commands Command function Setup commands Form creation processForm Paper LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Grid Font FORM/RESOLUTION Parameter options PaperPaper Size is value Unit by y unitLANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Orientation page Size is n Wide by m HighOrientation Grid Unit is value Origin y unit x unit GridGrid Unit is format id Origin y unit x unit Format idFont Fonts id 1 id 2 id 3...id 32jFonts UN106A,UN104C,UN114A Description commands · Line · BOX · Text AT · Text in BOX · Logo · GraphicLine Direction AT c a unit c a unit ... Every c i unitDirection BOX Thickness DensityText Text AT#ETAIL #D#ISTRIBUTION Next direction BOX `text `text Using Font n in position BOX y unit x unit `text `textText in BOX PositionText positioning Next Horizontal BOX `text `textLogo Logo id AT y unit x unitGraphic name AT vpos unit hpos unit Scale is n/d GraphicEagle VposSyntax Begin Section id Sample .FSLPlacing a graphic Do Section id AT y unit x unitBegin Section Default NoneBegin Section Phone PhoneComment Do Section Phone AT 0,0 Do Section Phone AT 30,37Syntax Comment text Syntax END Parameters None Default None ENDEndend FSL data transfer Compiling and printing formsForm printing process OfflineFDL compilation time Compiling a formOnline Invoking the forms compilerRES=spi Compiling 600 spi formsCompiling 4850 color forms and logos Summary sheet Using the compilation optionsError checks FDL Tryit SimplexFDL filename Proof File storageProof Secured filesSample filename.FRM Printing a compiled formExample 1 FDL Tryit Tray Sample TRYIT.FRMConverting preprinted forms TroubleshootingSuggested coding techniques Designing new formsRecommended coding sequence Syntax ambiguitiesForms Paper size Hints and tips Hints and tipsKeywords Hints and tips Image complexity factors Line tablesHints and tips Keywords Importance of orderly construction Example of extraneous drawn linesScan line density Lines entered in unintended locationsDetermining line density limitations Landscape pagesPortrait pages Generation errors Local density and page setup errorsSuperimposed lines Using boxes Solid 2 box sharing part of a Solid 1 box edgeError calculations Text in boxesLocating the closest box Correcting text-in-box errors Centering text in boxesShading factors Text Spaced AT 4 Dots in BOX 10 `TEXT LineTerminating shading to avoid line density problems Section factorsAT 8 Draw VER Line from 4 to 5 Using Hairline Rounding measurement factorsConverting other unit values to dots Rounding variable data FDL statistics Grid unit scaling specificationsGrid unit specification System response Grid unit scalingFDL command syntax summary FDL command syntax conventionsSyntax Meaning Compiling commands syntax ENDSystem default summary Specification Substitution Grid and origin substitutions for 8.27 byInch/A4 paper Grid and origin substitutions for all paper sizes Page Sample form creation Figure C-1.Earnings registerWriting the setup commands Using the Comment commandDrawing horizontal lines Vertical Line commandDrawing lines Drawing vertical linesDrawing boxes Placing text at a locationUsing the END command Placing text in a boxCompiling the form Edit 1STFRM.FSLFigure C-12.Source statement 1STFRM.FSL Page FDL capacity limits Capacity limitsMaximum Page Begin Standard print formatsFormat ID No. Lpi Cpi Point Size Lines Columns Size1 Orientation2 Values y,x Font IDPage Standard formats and spacings Support tools and measurementsForms design ruler Side Formats/spacingSupport Tools and Measurements Form results with grid specified, but no Command examplesGrid examples Size or originCommand Examples Grid Unit is 1 CMFigure G-5.Form results with grid and page size specified Line examples DrawFigure G-8.Drawing a horizontal line inches BOX examples EveryShading and Repeat Vertically Every Figure G-12. Drawing boxesText AT examples Command Examples Text in BOX examples Center positionsBottom positions BOF GlossaryBCD BOTEnet CMEDjde EOTFCU FCBFCP FDLJDE JCBJCL JDLLPS PCC PDEPDL PSC UCS TOFUcsb XddiSymbols IndexFDL FSL ImagePredefined formats, 1-13, 2-6 to
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