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UNIVAC SDF TAPE FORMAT
XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 11-9
Setup string “S”
The string “S, text message” indicates a special forms request for use
in processing the next part of the print file. Xerox/OSS uses this
record as a report delimiter.
Margin string “M”
The string “M, page length, top, bottom” causes reassignment of the
top- and bottom-of-form line numbers. Top-of-form is the line number
on which the first print line after the heading may occur.
Examples: 1 The option “M, 66, 3, 3” results in a top-of-form at line 4.
Bottom-of-form is the line number below which no print lines may
occur.
2 The option “M, 66, 3, 3” results in a bottom-of-form at line 63.
The logical page length is then set to “page length minus top-of-form
minus bottom-of-form”.
3 The option “M, 66, 3, 3” results in a logical page length of 60.
Line string “L”
The string “L, line number” causes a skip to the line number
calculated as the given line number plus the top-of-form line number
minus 1. This is an analogous command to a skip to an assigned
channel.
There are some special conditions that apply to “L” string processing:
• If the line number “m” specified in the L string is less than the
current line number, a page overflow occurs and the new
current line number is set to the top-of-form line number + m - 1.
• If the line number “m” is 0, 1, or greater than the logical page
length, the current line number is set to the bottom-of-form, thus
causing the next line to be printed on the top of the next page.
• The line number “m” must be five digits or less.