PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

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SYS_SETFLAGS This variable is a string of characters that represent flags set by the SET
command. Each is either “1” or “0,” indicating true or false, respectively.
The various characters in the string are displayed in Table 5-4.
Table 5-4. SYS_SETFLAGS Characters
Position Significance Changed by Default
1 Box construction SET BOX 0
2 Printing arrow in box SET BOX ON ARROW 0
3 Change mark printing SET CHANGES (or CHANGES) 0
4 Text downshifting SET DOWNSHIFT 0
5 Error reporting SET ERRORS 1
6 Word hyphenation SET HYPHENS 0
7 Hyphenation by syllables SET HYPHENS ON n ENGLISH 1
8 Text joining SET JOIN 0
9 Text justification SET JUSTIFY 0
10 Text line numbering SET SEQUENCING 0
11 Fixed interline spacing SET SPACING n FIXED 0
12 Existence of tab stops SET TABS 0
13 Text unshifting SET UPSHIFT 0
14 Warning reporting SET WARNINGS 0
You can access individual characters of the SYS_SETFLAGS string through
the use of the STRING function. (S)