PRINT FORMAT COMMANDS
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Cataloged CMEs
CMEs need not be part of a user’s JDL. They may be created as
separate disk files and used as if they were part of the JDL that
references them. This is done by creating a JSL file containing only
CMEs and using the PDL processor to compile it. For each CME,
PDL creates an object file on disk, cataloged in the CME directory.
The CME identifier is used as the object file name. W hen a CME
source file is modified, it must be recompiled with PDL, b ut it is not
necessary to recompile the associated JDLs.
When the CME is referenced by the OUTPUT command MODIFY
parameter in a JDL and the CME does not exist within the JDL, the
system searches the directory for the file type xxxx.CME. It is then
loaded into memory for use in processing the report.
The DJDE MODIFY parameter can also be used dynamically to
associate a cataloged CME file with report processing. CMEs must
be cataloged as separate disk files if they are referenced by a DJDE
MODIFY command.
CONSTANT
This parameter specifies the character string to print.
Syntax
ac
:CME CONSTANT =
option(s)
Options Table 6-14 lists the parameter option(s) and definition(s).
Considerations There is no default for the CONSTANT parameter of the CME. It must
be specified unless all that is required is a font change in the variable
data. Within a text string, the character # may be used as a lowercase
toggle. When a text string is encountered, it is assumed that
characters are to be inserted into the print line as they appear in the
text string (in uppercase normally). If a # is encountered, the
lowercase mode is invoked, and all letters after # are considered
lowercase until another # is encountered. The sequence ## is used
to indicate that the character # is to be inserted and is not to be
treated as toggling lowercase mode.
Table 6-14. CONSTANT pa ra m e te r opti on (s) and definition(s)
Option(s) Definition(s)
sc
Represents the string constant to be printed (refer to
the chapter "Print Description Language (PDL)" for
definition of string constants). The width of the copy
modification rectangle is determined by the number
of characters specified by sc. More than one
sc
is
allowed.
There is no default.