Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual

Table 44 SETMODE Functions (continued)
Parameters and EffectFunction
Line printer (subtype 3): Set form length25
param1 = length of form in lines
param2 is not used with function 25.
Line printer (subtype 3): Set or clear vertical tabs26
is (line#-1) of where tab is to be set.= 0param1
clear all tabs (except line 1).= -1
NOTE: A vertical tab stop always exists at line 1 (top of form).
param2 is not used with function 26.
Line printer or terminal: Set system spacing mode27
postspace (default setting)= 0param1.<15>
prespace= 1
param2 is not used with function 27.
Line printer or terminal: Reset to configured values28
(default) resets printer to its configured values= 0param1
resets only soft parameters= 1
resets only hard parameters= 2
param2 is not used with function 28.
For the 5530 line printer, SETMODE function 28 resets all the SETMODE parameters back to their
configuration values and also reinitializes the printer.
NOTE: SETMODE function 29 (set auto answer or control answer mode) is the only SETMODE function
not affected by SETMODE function 28.
Line printer (subtype 3, 4, 6, or 32): Set automatic answer mode or control answer mode.29
CTRLANSWER= 0param1.<15>
AUTOANSWER (default)= 1
The default mode is what was specified at configuration time; if no mode is specified at SYSGEN, then
AUTOANSWER is used.
param2 is not used with function 29.
NOTE: SETMODE function 29 remains in effect even after the file is closed. SETMODE function 29 is
the only SETMODE function not affected by SETMODE function 28.
SETMODE function 29 is not reset at the beginning of each new job. Therefore, you must always set
SETMODE function 29 at the beginning of your job to ensure that you are in the desired mode (rather
than in the mode left by the previous job).
Allow nowait I/O operations to finish in any order30
complete operations in the order they were originally requested
(default).
= 0param1
complete operations in any order, except that if more than one
operation is ready to finish at the time of the AWAITIO[X] call, then
complete them in the order they were requested.
= 1
complete operations in any order (that is, in the order chosen by the
system).
= 3
param2 is not used with function 30 and must be zero if supplied.
SETMODE Procedure 1325