PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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You can’t mix commands and text in the RUN command. If you start with
one or more commands and follow them with text, TFORM issues an error
message because the text doesn’t resemble any recognizable command (if it
does, you might be in even deeper trouble). If you start with text and
follow it with commands, TFORM thinks the commands are just more text.
When you use an edit file name as the outfile in your RUN command,
TFORM first checks to see if that file name already exists. If it does,
TFORM returns a message that tells you a duplication error occurred. You
can use a different file name for your outfile , or you can purge the
existing file before using that file name, which would then be unique.
You can direct your output to the screen of your terminal by omitting the
OUT portion of the RUN command. You can examine the formatting as
your document is processed by TFORM, and you can make any changes
and corrections to your document before it is printed or filed. (See the
PRINT MANUALLY ON command for a way to view output at your
terminal one page at a time.)