Xerox 701P21091 manual Block Adjust, Block Constant, Default

Specifying input parameters

BLOCK ADJUST

Specifies a block adjustment value that is added to, or subtracted from, the contents of the block length field to determine the true block length. (Refer to the BLOCK LENGTH parameter description for further information.)

Syntax BLOCK ADJUST = value

Options

Table 2-5. BLOCK ADJUST parameter options and definitions

Option	Definition
value	Specifies the block adjustment length. This length is a constant integer that is
	added to or subtracted from the value in the block length field of every tape
	block. The resulting value is the true block length.
	The range for a value is -127 to 127 and must be less than the block LENGTH
	parameter.
	A plus (+) or minus (-) character may be used to specify a positive or negative
	adjustment value.

Default 0

BLOCK CONSTANT

Specifies that the block delimiter constant sc and all data following it are ignored until the end of the block is reached.

Syntax BLOCK CONSTANT = sc

Options

Table 2-6. BLOCK CONSTANT parameter options and definitions

Option	Definition
sc	(String constant) A string (hexadecimal, octal, or character) constant as
	described under “Coding a JSL.”
	The length of the constant must be from one to four bytes.
Default	No default

Using LCDS Print Description Language 2-13