Enform Plus Reference Manual

Clauses
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SKIP Clause
SKIP Clause
The SKIP clause allows you to indicate the number of lines Enform Plus should move
forward before continuing printing. The syntax of the SKIP clause is:
number
is an integer representing the number of lines to skip.
Sometimes it is desirable to print more than one target-item under the same column
heading. If you want to do this, you can specify a SKIP clause after the first target-
item, then use the TAB clause to position the printing of the second target-item
under the first target-item. The second target-item should be modified by a
NOHEAD clause to prevent Enform Plus from printing the unwanted column heading.
Enform Plus prints the target-items under a suppressed column heading, one
target-item per line.
The option variable @VSPACE affects the number of lines Enform Plus advances when
the SKIP clause is specified. See the Option Variable Clauses
on page 5-48 for more
information.
Specifying the symbol / (slash) is equivalent to SKIP or SKIP 1.
SKIP Clause With a LIST Target-Item or By-Item
The SKIP clause can precede or follow a target-item or by-item within a LIST
statement. If number is specified, Enform Plus moves forward the specified number of
lines before printing continues. If number is not specified, Enform Plus moves forward
to the next line.
In the following example, address and city are printed in the same column on separate
lines:
LIST address,SKIP,
city NOHEAD SKIP 2;
ADDRESS
-------
UNIVERSITY WAY
PHILADELPHIA
100 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SKIP Clause With a Print List
The SKIP clause can be part of the print-list of an AT END statement or clause, an
AT START statement or clause, a FOOTING statement or clause, a SUBFOOTING
statement or clause, a SUBTITLE statement or clause, or an AFTER CHANGE or
SKIP [ number ]