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xviii XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS PDL REFERENCE

FORMAT 8-42

FORMS 8-42

Points to note 8-43

GRAPHICS 8-44

IMAGE 8-46

INVERT 8-47

ITEXT 8-48

JDE 8-48

JDL 8-49

MAP 8-49

MARGIN 8-50

MODIFY 8-51

NUMBER 8-52

OTEXT 8-53

OVERPRINT 8-54

PMODE 8-55

RFORM 8-55

RTEXT 8-56

SAVE 8-57

SEFMAP 8-58

SEPARATORS 8-59

SF1FUNCTION 8-60

SF2FUNCTION 8-60

SHIFT 8-61

SIDE 8-62

SNUMBER 8-63

SPLIT 8-64

SRECOVER 8-65

STIMING 8-66

STOCKS 8-66

TMODE 8-67

TOF 8-67

TRANS 8-68

XSHIFT 8-68

Points to note 8-69

Examples 8-70

Example 1 8-70

Example 2 8-71

Contents

Main Page Related publicatio n s Notice Page Table of Contents Introduction 1. Overview 2. Print Description Langua ge (PDL) 3. Creating a job source librar y (JSL) Page 4. Specifying input par ameters Page 5. Defining clus ters 6. Print format comm ands Page Page 7. Using logical pro cessing Page 8. Specifying dynamic job descriptor entries ( DJDEs) Page Page 9. Using graphics A. PDL command and DJDE summary B. PDL command quick reference C. Character code assig nment D. Offline specifications E. Editor quick reference Introduction About the reference set DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System document set Page Page About this manual DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System PDL Reference PDL syntax conventions used in this manual Page 1. 1Overview PDL features and functions LPS component types Hardware Software LPS hardware components Advanced Image Subsystem (AIS) LPS software compon ents Page PDL related programs and tasks Operating system executive task (OSEXEC) File control program (FCP) Operator communication subsystem (OCS) Editor task Page Preparing for a print job Job flow process OCS processing Input processing Output processing Input data types Unformatted data Formatted data Page 2. 2Print Description Language (PDL) Purpose of PDL PDL command structure Command line length Command components Page Page Right-part const ants Page Page Page Job source library (JSL) structure Command levels Page ID level jde-name cat-name-n Page Page Creating separate files for grouping PDL commands Hierarchy of replacement Hierarchy within a job descriptor library (JDL) Non-JDL hierarchy START command file.ext Page Page Hierarchy of replacement in an errored job descriptor library (JDL) 3. 3Creating a job source library (JSL) What your JSL specifie d for LPS processing Decisions to make bef o re creating your JSL Page Page Review of PDL components and syntax Command levels Command components Page Page Hints and tips Steps in creating a JSL Using the Editor Name the JDL identifier Specifying VFUs Setting up input parameters Specifying LINE command parameters Specifying ACCT command parameters Specifying u s e of DJDEs Adding logical processing specifications Specifying formats Using copy modification entries Defining paper requirements Specifying output requirements Ending a JSL Finished JSL Compiling the JSL parameters filename Page Printing the job jdl-id Page considerations Paper sizes Page orientation Page Page Registration shift and skew Page Fonts Xerox 4000 Family Laser Printing Systems Font User Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Forms Creatio n Guide DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference Font and graphic me m ory DocuPrint 180 compatibility with th e 4850, 4135, 4635 and 4050/4090/4650 LPS Xerox 4850 and 4890 HighLight Color LPS Page Xerox 4850/4890 HighLight Color LPS Forms Creation Xerox 4050/4090/4650/9700F LPS 4. 4Specifying input parameters BLOCK command ADJUST LENGTH LMULT LTHFLD POSTAMBLE PREAMBLE ZERO Page CODE command input DEFAULT code-type Point to note Page PCC command ADVTAPE Page Page Page Page INITIAL MASK Page RECORD command ADJUST LENGTH LMULT LTHFLD size POSTAMBLE PREAMBLE STRUCTURE structure- Page Page SEFFNT command Mapping files [label:] SEFFN T SEFMAP MAP fontn fontm Page TCODE command Page TASSIGN TRESET typespec inputspec typespec inputspec Page Page VOLUME command BMULT CODE id EOV Page Page Page LPACK MAXLAB MINLAB OPTIMIZE OSCHN OSHDP OSTLP PLABEL RMULT RSAT Page UNPACK Page Input sources Online printing systems Channel-attached LPS Online-specific commands Page Report separation Universal character set buffers (UCSBs) Page Online record length Online recovery Online dump Downloading files from the host to the LPS Page Offline mode Host computer tape formats Tape codes Packed data formats Record formats Record structure Multivolume processing Page 5. 5Defining clusters Cluster features Cluster processing overview What clusters do for the programmer and operator DocuPrint 180 Where clusters are stored How applications use clusters Simple and OTEXT applications Stockset applications Mixing applications Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operator Defining clusters and stocksets with PDL and DJDE PDL commands DJDEs Page Steps for creating clusters Page Keeping stockset changes to a minimum Using clusters with ordered stocks Page 6. 6Print format commands ABNORMAL command ERROR IMISMATCH Xerox 4850/4890 HighLight Color LPS Command Reference entry-string ISUBSTITUTE PAGES REP SECURITY Recovery DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Marker page Page ACCT command Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference Accounting data on report basis Overall usage accounting Installation accounting report Page Page DEPT USER Page ac:CME command Short form CME specifications Cataloged CMEs Page LINE POSITION DocuPrint 180 LPS Forms Creation Guide Page EXPORT command SEPARATORS SNUMBER SPLIT max min SRECOVER STIMING sec Page Page LINE command DATA FCB FONTINDEX bit-opt MARGIN OVERPRINT PCC PCCTYPE pcc-name LPS Tape Formats Manual UCSB VFU vfu-id Page Page Page Page MESSAGE command ITEXT Page BTEXT mm yy Page xx...x Page Page Xerox 4635 Operations Reference Page Page Page OUTPUT Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Page BFORM Xerox LPS Forms Creation Guide COLLATE COPIES number COVER Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference CYCLEFORMS LPS Forms Creation Guide DENSITY DESTINATION DUPLEX FACEUP FEED stock- pde-ids FORMS Xerox LPS Forms Creation Guide GRAPHICS IMAGE INVERT MODIFY NTO1 NUMBER Page OSTK PAPERSIZE y x PURGE RESOLUTION SF1FUNCTION SF2FUNCTION SHIFT SIZING STOCKS stockset- SYSPPR x y x, y TMODE width width unit width width unit TRANS UNITS size in dots XSHIFT XMP Points to note OUTPUT command specified option Page Page tab-stock regular-stock Page Page Page Page Page Page Page PDE command Page Multiple logical pages on a physical page Page Page PMODE Page Page ROUTE command Cataloged RTEXT files RFORM DocuPrint 180 LPS Forms Creation Guide RTEXT Page STOCKSET command stock-descriptor stock-descriptor = stock=name INIFEED SYSPAGE Page VFU LPS Tape Formats Manual BOF TOF Page 7. 7Using logical processing Logical processing commands Logical processing command format command text-exp Logical processing commands with TEST parameters CRITERIA command CHANGE LINENUM tab-id count Test expressions Page Page String comparison concepts String comparisons Character types Masked comparisons using default type assignments Masked comparisons using non-default type assignments Page BANNER command HCOUNT HJOBNO HRPTNA TCOUNT TYPE Page BSELECT and BDELETE commands TESTBSELECT and BD ELETE commands Page RAUX command Page RFEED command RSELECT and RDELETE commands Page ROFFSET command PASSES Page Page RPAGE command SIDE side-opt offside-opt WHEN Page Page Page RSTACK command RSTACK delimiter modes Delimiter display Delimiter on accounting page Status display ACCTINFO DELIMITER HRPTNA PRINT Page RSUSPEND and RRESUME commands Page Page Page TABLE command MASK Page Page 8. 8Specifying dynamic job descriptor entries (DJDEs) Benefits of using DJDEs Page- and record-oriente d DJD Es Page-oriented Page Page Record-oriented text IDEN command OPRINFO PREFIX SKIP DJDE record specification Page Application of DJDEs Page DJDE operator information pages Job parameter modificatio n re str ic tio n s Page Duplex DJDE page printing Effect of multiple logical pages COPIES=processing Online DJDE restrictions DJDE processing optimization DJDE parameter definitions ALTER channo BSEQ BSKIP BSIDE DocuPrint 180 LPS Operator Guide BATCH BFORM BOF BTEXT mm yy Page Parameter rules xx...x values Page Page C text CANCEL COLLATE COPIES number DATA DESTINATION DUPLEX END FEED stock-reference cluster-name FILE FONTINDEX Page FORMS Page GRAPHICS Page IMAGE img-name INVERT ITEXT JDE JDL MAP MARGIN MODIFY NUMBER Page OVERPRINT PMODE RFORM RTEXT col rtext-id fontindex line SAVE SEFMAP SEPARATORS SF1FUNCTION SF2FUNCTION SHIFT SIDE SNUMBER SPLIT max min SRECOVER STIMING STOCKS stockset-name TMODE TOF TRANS XSHIFT DocuPrint 180 Page Page DJDE FILE parameter File effectiveness File replacement and deletion Card-image file processing LPS-labeled file processing Page 9. 9Using graphics Graphics considerations Input for graphics Processing modes Random mode Move mode Tape formats Noninterleaved Document interleaved Page interleaved Batch mode Online formats Document interleaved graphic file transfers Management of image files PDL command and DJDE options for graphics Performance Random mode Online Document interleaved file creation Restrictions A. APDL command and DJDE summary Conventions id Page Page Page Page Page B. BPDL command quick reference Conventions Page Page Page Page Page Page Page C. CCharacter code assignment IBM BCD code set Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Host system JDLs on system software tape Page E. EEditor quick reference Creating a new file on system disk Obtaining files already stored on system disk password Displaying the text of a file Modifying a portion of the work file line Modifying entire lines Saving your source code file Terminating the editing session Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index , see Page Page see also see