Xerox 4450 Compiling a form, Online, FDL compilation time, Invoking the forms compiler, Filename

COMPILING AND PRINTING FORMS

Online

If your LPS is channel-attached to a host computer, enter the source code at the host terminal through the host editor facility. The file must be preceded by the necessary control record identifiers. Refer to your host reference documentation for details. The LPS HOSTCOPY utility enables you to download files from the host and store them on the LPS system disk.

Remote communications The LPS can also receive forms data from a remote device on the Ethernet network.

Compiling a form

Once the file has been created, the next step is to enter the command that compiles the .FSL to an .FRM.

Multiple .FSLs contained in one file are paginated so that each new .FSL starts on the front side of a new page.

FDL compilation time

The time it takes to compile a form file depends on the position of the font file in its directory and the size and number of disks on the system. If your LPS has a large number of font files located on several disks, you may notice an increase in compilation time for forms that perform text handling. To ensure that your form files compile as quickly as possible, remove any unnecessary font files and use the COMPRESS utility to reorganize your files on the disk. This will shorten the font lookup time and use the disk space efficiently.

Invoking the forms compiler

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=spi

	The FDL compilation command includes any combination of the
	following options.
Parameter options	filename
	Specifies the name of the .FSL to be compiled. The file
	extension, .FSL, may be included. No other extension is
	allowed. The file name cannot be a keyword option such as
	TRAY, DEBUG, XPAN, and so on. These are reserved names
	that could cause problems when you use a task outside of
	the forms compiler.
	NOPRINT
	Specifies that the .FSL source statements listing, form
	summary, and sample form will not be printed. However, if
	an error occurs during form processing, the listing and the
	summary are printed.

3-2 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE