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Integer variable storing the number of times that a data page overflowed and that a new document page was added to accom-

modate the overflowing data. Initially set to 0, is incremented by 1 every time the page overflows.

overflowing

Boolean variable set to False by default. When the current data page contains more lines than can be printed by the current

object, or technically speaking when the object’s condition to exit and overflow has been met, this variable is set to True. It is

set back to False with every new overflowing page, the logic being that the current overflowing page will be the last, unless if

the condition to exit and overflow is met yet again.

lastoverflowrepetition

Integer variable storing the number of the last iteration value when the condition to exit and overflow has been met.

pageheight

Measure value containing the physical page height, in inches, of the current page in the document.

pagename

String value containing the name of the page that is actually printing. This allows conditional processing to take place within a

PPTalk object according to the name of the page being executed. Note that the value always corresponds to the name of the

actual document page being printed, even if the call comes from a virtual or overlay page (in other words, the name of the

page on which the overlay is layed out).

pagewidth

Measure value containing the physical page width, in inches, of the current page in the document.

printpage

Integer value containing the current page number in the document.

x,y

Measure value containing the current horizontal (x) or vertical (y) position of the drawing pen on the current page. This value

is relative to the top left corner of the current page - whose coordinates are (0,0) - and may not necessarily be equal to the cur-

rent physical position on the page.

Physical (system object)

The physical object contains system variables that reflect the current state of the document. These system variables are

read-only and therefore cannot be changed using the set command. You can access each system variable using the same syn-

tax.

Syntax

&physical.x measure value

&physical.y measure value

Variables

x,y

Measure value containing the current horizontal (x) or vertical (y) position of the drawing pen, relative to the upper left corner

of the physical page, whose coordinates are (0,0). This system object can be used to assess the amount of space left on a

page.