PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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How to Use SOURCE
When TFORM encounters a SOURCE command, it opens the specified file;
reads and formats it; and, when TFORM arrives at the end of that file,
resumes processing the current file. Additional options in the SOURCE
command let you specify whether T-TEXT profile commands in that other
file should be used or ignored. You can also specify whether TFORM
should retain the effects of any commands or if all formatting conditions
should be restored to their original states before the file was sourced in.
SOURCE filename , with no options, uses the default condition (SOURCE
USE PROFILE RETAIN).
SOURCE filename SKIP PROFILE RESTORE
If the file you read in is a T-TEXT file, it has a “profile” at the beginning
that specifies the margins and tab settings—and possibly other
formatter settings such as justification and pitch—for the file. SOURCE
SKIP PROFILE tells TFORM to ignore the profile of the file you are
reading in and to use settings from the current file.
The RESTORE option instructs TFORM that when it resumes
processing the current file, any changes in format settings caused by
commands in the secondary file should be superseded by the settings
defined in the current file.
SOURCE filename SKIP PROFILE RETAIN
This command tells TFORM to ignore any T-TEXT “profile” and
formatter settings at the start of the named filename (see the
preceding description). The RETAIN option instructs TFORM that
when it resumes processing the current file, any changes in format
settings caused by commands in the secondary file should be kept in
effect.