Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

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FORM Command

The FORM command alters the form name of the current job. If there is no current job,

then the job most recently spooled becomes the current job. The form name of a job

denotes the requirement for a special print device or paper associated with that printer.

form-name

is a string of as many as 16 letters, digits, and spaces. If you omit form-name,

Peruse assigns a form name containing all blanks.

Considerations



For a job to print on a given device, both the job and the device must have the

same form name.

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The assignment of form names to jobs and devices is completely arbitrary, but it is

intended to prevent jobs that require special print devices or paper from being

printed on the wrong device. You can assign any form name to your job, but only

the system operator can change the form name of a device. Use the DEV or JOB

STATUS command to check for form-name restrictions on your destination device.

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When you queue a job to the spooler, it is given a form name containing all blanks.

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All form names are automatically shifted to upper case.

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The FORM command is not supported for a single job that is part of a batch job. If

a batch job is current, the FORM command operates on all jobs that are part of the

batch job.

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The FORM command is not supported if the current job is a spooler job file.

Example

In this example, you want your job to print out on a printer loaded with blank

paychecks. You send the job to the spooler, specifying the location where your form

paper is loaded, as the DEV command confirms:

JOBV BATCH STATE PAGES COPIES PRI HOLD LOCATION REPORT

J 1221 READY 1 1458 4 #CHKWRTR BKKPG

JEN

_DEV $CHKWRTR

DEV STATE: WAITING FORM: PAYCHECK

FORM [ form-name ]