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Command Definition F-K
FORMSALIGN
NOTE This command effects more than one device (if applied to all devices in a
class). You may get warning messages for some devices and not others. A
warning message on one or more devices affects only that device. The
command will continue to execute until all selected devices have been
configured or shown, or an error is detected. An error terminates the
command.
The options specified in the FORMSALIGN command are stored in the appropriate device
files. For example, options for LDEV 6 are stored in file 00000006.DEVICES.3000devs.
This is why the options are retained even when no spooler process exists for LDEV 6.
However, these device files are reconstructed at each system startup. The FORMSALIGN
options set at that time are EACHCHANGE, FORMIDOVERRIDE. Your SYSSTART file should
include one FORMSALIGN command per device or class for which you want to set options
other than the default.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Any user may
execute this command with only the ;SHOW option to display current configuration. When
changing configuration, this command may be executed only from the console or by any
user who has been allowed the FORMSALIGN command with the ALLOW command. You can
also execute this command by assigning a user the ASSOCIATE command and specifying
the device.
Examples
To display the current configuration, enter:
FORMSALIGN LP;SHOW
A sample of the output might look like the following:
FORMID
LDEV DEVNAME DIALOG OVERRIDE
6 LDEV6 EACHCHANGE YES
14 LDEV14 EACHCOPY NO
15 LDEV15 EACHFILE YES
19 LDEV19 EACHCHANGE NO
To conduct a forms message dialog for each copy of each file printed, enter:
FORMSALIGN 6;DIALOG=EACHCOPY,NOFORMIDOVERRIDE
You may also specify the system startup options, for example:
FORMSALIGN 6;DIALOG=EACHCHANGE,FORMIDOVERRIDE
Related Information
Commands SPOOLER, ALLOW, ASSOCIATE
Manuals Performing System Operation Tasks (32650-90137)
