Xerox Printer manual Comment command

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down, you only have to change the initial values. You can shift text automatically when you add or delete text items.

HFDL uses spaces to delimit keywords. Therefore, relative coordinates must not contain spaces between the variable name Y1 and the value +.5.

Figure 3±25 shows the variable syntax flow.

Figure 3±25. Relative coordinate syntax

±	n
identifier
+	n
±

Parameters identifier is the variable name you specify for the relative coordinate.

+or ± specifies a positive or negative value that you can apply to the n value.

Default None.

Examples The following examples show the long form of the relative coordinate variables.

In this example, you can define the Y coordinate as the value of

Y1 plus 3 centimeters:

AT Y1+3 CM

In this example, you can define the Y coordinate as the value of

Y2 minus 4.5 grid units:

AT Y2±4.5

There is no short form.

In the examples above, the value of Y1 and Y2 change. When you refer to Y1 in the FSL, it is 3 larger. Likewise, Y2 is 4.5 smaller.

COMMENT command

Use the COMMENT command to retain a record of your comments in the source statement. Comments do not appear on the form, and the compiler ignores them. You do not need to enclose the COMMENT command text in single quotes.

Figure 3±26 shows the COMMENT command syntax flow.

Figure 3±26. COMMENT command syntax

COMMENT text ;

Parameter text specifies the comment text string you want to include in the

HFDL command statement.

Default None.

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