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COMPILING AND PRINTING FORMS

If an .FSL with multiple forms has one form name which has the same name as another .FSL, this second .FSL will be overwritten when the first is compiled. For example, assume that file A.FSL contains forms X, Y, and Z. When it is compiled, files X.FRM, Y.FRM, and Z.FRM are produced, as are files X.FSL, Y.FSL, and Z.FSL. If there already is a file name X.FSL on the system, it is overwritten by X.FSL from the A.FSL file.

Summary sheet

If the compilation is successful, a summary sheet of statistics is printed with the following:

·Size of the source output file

·Size of the printable form file

·Size of the form image buffer

·Total amount of font memory used.

The summary sheet is printed duplex by default. If you want it printed simplex, include the SIMPLEX option in the task invocation line as follows:

FDL TRYIT SIMPLEX

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

Error checks

If the compilation fails, a list of error messages is printed. If a command extends over several lines, an error message may not appear on the next consecutive line following the error. This may result in two consecutive error messages at the end of a command. An example of this is the CANNOT FIND THE BOX message that may occur for a TEXT IN BOX command.

As the .FSL file is processed, it is automatically checked for the following errors.

·Unknown, illegal, or missing commands, keywords, or parameters

·Requests for items to be placed or drawn outside of box or page boundaries

·Invalid font or logo requests

·Illegal grid units or syntax.

Errors are flagged in the source statement with messages specifying the type of error. Refer to the Xerox LPS Message Guide for a description of error messages that may appear while forms are being compiled.

Using the compilation options

After communicating the .FSL to the LPS disk, you compile, debug, and modify (if necessary) the .FSL using the following options.

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Contents

Xerox Page Table of contents Troubleshooting Compiling and printing formsGrid Font Line BOX Text Logo Graphic Section Comment END Appendices GlossaryIndex GLOSSARY-1Page Introduction Uppercase Bold BlueLowercase black italics Uppercase Related publications Publication Number Advantages of FDL LPS Orientation Fonts Character spacing/line length examples Paper Image size considerationsFont memory System Physical VirtualPhysical page sizes Inches Millimeters Edgemarking Virtual page origin Imaging error messages Registration shift and skewNon-imaged elements Landscape orientation shift and skew 11 x Output performance considerations Patient Name Form origin Positioning form elements Form elements and corresponding originsForm element Text block origin Grids Y coordinates Predefined 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 Paper Paper Size is valueParameter options Unit by y unit LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Orientation page Size is n Wide by m HighOrientation Grid Grid Unit is format id Origin y unit x unitGrid Unit is value Origin y unit x unit Format id Font Fonts id 1 id 2 id 3...id 32jFonts UN106A,UN104C,UN114A Description commands · Line · BOX · Text AT · Text in BOX · Logo · Graphic Line Direction AT c a unit c a unit ... Every c i unitDirection BOX Thickness Density Text Text AT #ETAIL #D#ISTRIBUTION Using Font n in position BOX y unit x unit `text `text Text in BOXNext direction BOX `text `text Position Text positioning Next Horizontal BOX `text `text Logo Logo id AT y unit x unit Graphic EagleGraphic name AT vpos unit hpos unit Scale is n/d Vpos Sample .FSL Placing a graphicSyntax Begin Section id Do Section id AT y unit x unit Default None Begin Section PhoneBegin Section Phone Comment Do Section Phone AT 0,0 Do Section Phone AT 30,37Syntax Comment text Syntax END Parameters None Default None ENDEndend Compiling and printing forms Form printing processFSL data transfer Offline Compiling a form OnlineFDL compilation time Invoking the forms compiler RES=spi Compiling 600 spi formsCompiling 4850 color forms and logos Using the compilation options Error checksSummary sheet FDL Tryit Simplex File storage ProofFDL filename Proof Secured files Printing a compiled form Example 1 FDL Tryit TraySample filename.FRM Sample TRYIT.FRM Troubleshooting Suggested coding techniquesConverting preprinted forms Designing new forms Recommended 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 lines Scan line density Lines entered in unintended locations Determining 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 edge Error calculations Text in boxesLocating the closest box Correcting text-in-box errors Centering text in boxes Shading factors Text Spaced AT 4 Dots in BOX 10 `TEXT Line Terminating shading to avoid line density problems Section factors AT 8 Draw VER Line from 4 to 5 Using Hairline Rounding measurement factorsConverting other unit values to dots Rounding variable data Grid unit scaling specifications Grid unit specification System responseFDL statistics Grid unit scaling FDL command syntax summary FDL command syntax conventionsSyntax Meaning Compiling commands syntax END System 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 register Writing the setup commands Using the Comment command Vertical Line command Drawing linesDrawing horizontal lines Drawing vertical lines Drawing boxes Placing text at a location Using the END command Placing text in a box Compiling the form Edit 1STFRM.FSL Figure C-12.Source statement 1STFRM.FSL Page FDL capacity limits Capacity limitsMaximum Page Standard print formats Format ID No. Lpi Cpi Point SizeBegin Lines Columns Size1 Orientation2 Values y,x Font IDPage Support tools and measurements Forms design rulerStandard formats and spacings Side Formats/spacing Support Tools and Measurements Command examples Grid examplesForm results with grid specified, but no Size or origin Command Examples Grid Unit is 1 CM Figure G-5.Form results with grid and page size specified Line examples Draw Figure G-8.Drawing a horizontal line inches BOX examples Every Shading and Repeat Vertically Every Figure G-12. Drawing boxes Text AT examples Command Examples Text in BOX examples Center positionsBottom positions Glossary BCDBOF BOT CME DjdeEnet EOT FCB FCPFCU FDL JCB JCLJDE JDL LPS PCC PDEPDL PSC TOF UcsbUCS Xddi Symbols IndexFDL FSL Image Predefined formats, 1-13, 2-6 to