Re: Printer file positioning

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is an example of a box and some lines:


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FMT DP 
.....AAN01N02N03T.Name++++++RLen++TDpBLinPosFunctions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++           

       *************** Beginning of data 
*********************************************************
0001.00                 R 
$PRT01                                                             030819
0002.00                   @ROTAT        30        
10TXTRTT(180)                              030819
0003.00                                             
SPACEA(10)                               030819
0004.00      A          R 
REC1                                                               030822
0005.00      A                                  1 
10FONT(5)                                  030822
0006.00      A                                      'RHETORIC ORATOR 
FGID 5'                 030822
0007.00      A                                  3 
10FNTCHRSET(QFNT01/C0T0550 +               030822
0008.00      A                                      
QFNT/TIV10037)                           030822
0009.00      A                                      'SONORAN SERIF 12 PT 
+                   030822
0010.00      A                                       FONT CHAR SET 
C0T055B0'                 030822
0011.00      A                                  5 
10CDEFNT(QFNTCPL/X0BIR1)                   030822
0012.00      A                                      'BOOK ITALIC 10 PT 
+                     030822
0013.00      A                                      CODE FONT 
X0BIR1'                        030822
0014.00                 R LINES                     LINE(6.0 1.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
0015.00                                             LINE(6.0 2.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
0016.00                                             LINE(6.0 3.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
0017.00                                             LINE(6.0 4.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
0018.00                                             LINE(6.0 5.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
0019.00                                             LINE(6.0 6.5 6.500 
*VRT *MEDIUM)         030822
                                                                                                  

F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F9=Retrieve   F10=Cursor   F11=Toggle   
F12=Cancel                        
F16=Repeat find        F24=More 
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0020.00                                             BOX(8.00 0.950 
8.500  +                  030821
0021.00                                                7.0 
*MEDIUM)                          030821
0022.00                                             BOX(8.51 0.950 
9.000  +                  030821
0023.00                                                7.0 
*MEDIUM)                          030821
0024.00                                             BOX(9.51 0.950 
10.0   +                  030821
0025.00                                                7.0 
*MEDIUM)                          030821
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F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F9=Retrieve   F10=Cursor   F11=Toggle   
F12=Cancel                        
F16=Repeat find        F24=More 
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John McKee wrote:
> Just completed work on the first printer file I have built from scratch in over
> twenty years.
>
> I saw a nice keyword, BOX.  I wanted to use this to surround a portion of the
> report.  But, using that keyword requires that POSITION be used on all other
> entries.
>
> What I don't understand is that, from what I have read, that the values used for
> POSITION are related to the UOM at the time the printer file is created. 
> Problem is I was attempting to convert row/column to position values.  PDM
> complains when it sees POSITION(10 60).  So, obviously, PDM is not looking at
> the row column UOM, but is defaulting to inches.
>
> The way I read the manual, it is possible to specify row and column.  Is that
> correct?  If so, how do I get PDM to not complain?  I don't see anything in the
> options that effects how the syntax checker interprets values supplied to the
> POSITION keyword.
>
> John McKee
>
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