FDL COMMAND SYNTAX SUMMARY

 

 

 

Table A-2.

FDL command syntax

 

 

 

 

 

Command

 

Syntax

 

 

 

 

 

BOX

 

AT y unit x unit DRAW n BOXES IN unit p unit WIDE BY q

 

 

unit HIGH USING type thickness SHADING density AND

 

 

REPEAT direction AT ca unit ca unit ... EVERY ci unit;

COMMENT

 

COMMENT text;

 

 

 

 

 

 

END

 

END;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FONT

 

FONTS id;

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM/

 

FORM name;

 

RESOLUTION

 

FORM name RESOLUTION IS value SPI;

 

 

 

GRAPHIC

 

GRAPHIC name AT vpos unit hpos unit SCALE IS n/d;

 

 

 

GRID

 

GRID UNIT IS format id ORIGIN y unit x unit;

 

 

 

LANDSCAPE/

 

orientation PAGE SIZE IS n WIDE BY m HIGH;

PORTRAIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINE

 

AT co unit DRAW n direction LINES IN unit FROM cs unit

 

 

TO ce unit USING type thickness AND REPEAT repeat

 

 

direction AT ca unit ... EVERY ci unit;

LOGO

 

LOGO id AT y unit x unit;

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER

 

PAPER SIZE IS value;

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION

 

BEGIN SECTION id;

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

DO SECTION id AT y unit x unit;

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

END SECTION id;

 

 

 

 

TEXT AT

 

direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment

 

 

USING FONT n AT y unit x unit `text' `text' ...;

 

 

 

TEXT IN BOX

 

direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment

 

 

USING FONT n IN position BOX y unit x unit `text' `text' ...

 

 

IN NEXT direction BOX `text' `text' ...;

 

Reference

Refer to the ªForms Description Languageº chapter for a detailed

 

 

 

explanation of each command syntax.

Compiling commands syntax

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=value

To print a stored form, enter the following:

SAMPLE filename.FRM

Reference Refer to the ªCompiling and printing formsº chapter for more information on compiling commands.

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