Use Attribute Characters

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Use Attribute Characters

Use attribute characters to define the contents and layout of model banner pages. An attribute character is a special character you insert in the body of a model banner page member to define the beginning and end of symbolic variables and the location and size of text displayed on a banner page (symbolic variables are described later in this chapter).

The default attribute characters are described in the following table.

Note: You can change default attribute characters to characters you want to use with the /ATTR model banner page member control statement, which is described later.

Attribute Character	Symbol	Description
Ampersand	&	Used to define the start and end point of a symbolic variable you want inserted on a line on a banner page The first ampersand you insert defines the beginning of the symbolic variable. The second ampersand you insert defines the end of the symbolic variable. If you do not insert a second ampersand, the end of the line defines the end of the symbolic variable.
Percent symbol	%	Used to center text or a symbolic variable on a line Symbolic variables are inserted before they are centered.
Exclamation point	!	Used to convert text or a symbolic variable to large block letters on a line Large block letters measure 14 characters wide by 12 lines high.
Underscore	_	Used to convert text or a symbolic variable to small block letters on a line Small block letters measure eight characters wide by seven lines high.
Logical Not	¬	Used to convert text or a symbolic variable to large block letters and then centers the text or symbolic variable on a line Large block letters measure 14 characters wide by 12 lines high. Symbolic variables are inserted before they are centered.
Cent symbol	¢	Used to convert text or a symbolic variable to small block letters and then centers the text or symbolic variable on a line Small block letters measure eight characters wide by seven lines high. Symbolic variables are inserted before they are centered.