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FORMDEF

A FORMDEF describes the physical paper characteristics, and defines where the logical page must be positioned on the physical paper. It can include commands to generate an overlay instead of using pre-printed forms. Multiple FORMDEFs can be defined within the same module for the same device type. Each is then referred to as a COPYGROUP, and can be selected by the Invoke Medium Map control record in a file. FORMDEF modules are named XFxxxx.

FORMDEF Macros

The following macros are used in the XFxxxxxx module:

$LPDVP

Names the device type for all macro calls until the next $LPDVP macro.

$LPFDEF

Specifies the orientation of the paper, and the distance to the PAGEDEF.

$LPCMS

Defines command skeletons for commands to be executed at file initiation.

These commands can be used to create an overlay.

XFA10110 $LPDVP DEVICE=XX-XEROX                   
         $LPFDEF ACROSS=50,DOWN=50,UP=150,BACK=50 
         $LPFDEF END=YES                          
*                                                 
         $LPDVP DEVICE=XX-HPIDA                   
         $LPFDEF ACROSS=50,DOWN=100,UP=150,BACK=50
         $LPFDEF END=YES                          
         $LPDVP END=YES                           
         END