Xerox 701P21091 manual Options 84. PDE Begin parameter options and definitions

Specifying print format parameters

Options

Table 4-84. PDE BEGIN parameter options and definitions

	Option		Definition
	vpos		vertical position
			Specifies the vertical position of the first character of the first print line of
			the logical page relative to the top edge of the physical sheet. It must be a
			decimal number with up to four digits to the right of the decimal point; for
			example, 0.5634 or 2.35.
			The default vertical position is .18.
	hpos		horizontal position
			Specifies the horizontal position of the first character of the first print line
			of the logical page, relative to the left edge of the physical sheet. All
			specifications are rounded to the nearest dot (1/300 of an inch) for
			positioning of the logical page.
			The default horizontal position is .66.
	unit		Specifies the unit of measure for the distance from the edge of the
			physical sheet to the first character of the first print line. The choices are:
			•	IN (inches)
			•	CM (centimeters)
			The default unit of measure is IN.
Default		(.18 IN, .66 IN)
PDE BEGIN		• When specifying the location of the beginning of a print line
parameter: points				on a logical page, view the page in the orientation (landscape
to note				or portrait) in which it will be printed.

• Structure your variable data in the same order that the logical pages are defined, using either spacing or skipping printer carriage controls to move from one logical page to the next. Generally, a Skip to Channel 1 parameter is the easiest way to position to the next logical page.

• Each online banner page is positioned as the first logical page on a new physical sheet (if the BANNER TYPE parameter specifies BANNER).

• ROFFSET causes the logical page containing the matching criteria to be the first logical page of a new physical sheet.

• Page numbering occurs on each logical page, rather than each physical page.

• Commands that specify line numbers, such as CRITERIA, VFU, CME, and NUMBER, refer to the line on the current logical page (ranging from TOF to BOF).

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