Specifying print format parameters
4-26 Using LCDS Print Description Language
LINE FCB
parameter: points
to note
• If you specify FCB=PROCESS, an FCB load causes
positioning to TOF. If the system is already at TOF, page eject
does not occur. However, if the line number before the FCB
load is greater than TOF, a page eject occurs.
• If you specify FCB=PROCESS and an FCB is sent from the
host, the later FCB overrides the previous FCB or VFU. Its
length replaces the previous BOF. Furthermore, its contents
and length are saved on the disk.
• If no Bottom Of Form is specified in the JDE, the length of the
last FCB sent from the host is retrieved from the disk and
becomes BOF. Note that Top of FORM (TOF) is not affected
by the FCB.
• Non-U. S. markets only: The print position indexing (PPI) byte
of the FCB is suppressed.
LINE FDATA
Specifies the starting point of the file data from the beginning of
the user portion of a data record. This command can be used to
skip past information, such as a PCC byte that is not actually
part of the file data.
Syntax LINE FDATA = (offset, termination)
Options
Default offset: 0
termination: DEFAULT
Table 4-29. LINE FDATA parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
offset The starting point of the line data.
termination The terminating byte of the record. The options are:
•DEFAULT
– If online, a single terminating byte exists.
– If offline, no terminating byte exists.
• n: The number of terminating bytes that exist
