PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Expressions
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SYS_TOPMARGIN This is the number of decipoints between the top of the form and the first
header. (N)
SYS_VOLUME In this variable, TFORM keeps the external name of the current
volume/subvolume, for expansion of file names specified in SOURCE
commands. The initial value is the volume and subvolume you were in
when you invoked TFORM. (S)
SYS_YEAR This is a 4-digit integer that represents the current year. (N)
Note The following visible variables are maintained by TFORM-supplied macros. They are
undefined until the standard TFORMLIB macro library has been read in from
$SYSTEM.SYSTEM. This is done for you when you use any of the TFORM macro
commands—for example, using the TODAY command, which defines SYS_DATE, or
setting SYS_LNUM by using the BEGIN LIST COMMAND.
SYS_DATE This is the string form of today’s date, maintained by the TODAY macro.
Its form depends on the way in which you last invoked the macro. The
default form is “MM/DD/YY” (2-digit representations of month, day,
and year). (S)
SYS_LDESC This variable contains the current label string for a descriptive list, taken
from the most recent ITEM expression. (S)
SYS_LEVEL n_TITLE These eleven variables (LEVEL0 through LEVEL10) contain the section
heading titles supplied by the latest invocations of the LEVEL n
macros. (S)
SYS_LNUM The LIST macro maintains a sequential item count for the item labels in a
descriptive list, storing it in this variable. (N)
SYS_SECTION_NUM This is the major section number (or letter) provided by the most recent
invocation of the LEVEL 0 macro. (S)