PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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Tips
If the secondary file you name is an EDIT file instead of a T-TEXT file,
TFORM ignores any profile-oriented options.
Because the idea of a T-TEXT profile is inherent in the SOURCE SKIP or
SOURCE USE commands, the word PROFILE in the command line is
optional.
You can use the RETAIN and RESTORE options with or without the
SKIP and USE options.
RETAIN and RESTORE options do not affect values you assign to
variables with ASSIGN commands. Once a value is assigned, the
variable retains that value until another ASSIGN command gives it a
new one.
If you frequently use a set of formatting commands and macros, you
might find it convenient to put them all in a separate file. You would
then use a single SOURCE command in your text file to invoke them.
You would also be able to share the file containing formatting
commands and macros among any number of different text files.
A file you read in with the SOURCE command can itself contain a
SOURCE command to read in another file, which can in turn read in a
third file, and so on. The maximum number of input files that can be
open at one time is 32.