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VFC

Syntax

VFC | VFC0 | VFC1 | VFC2 | VFC3 | VFC4 | VFC5 | VFC6 | VFC7 | NOVFC

Description

Specifies the vertical forms or form feed control to be used on this printer; if VFC or VFC0 is specified, form feed uses a single form feed character. Only VFC1, VFC5, VFC7 and NOVFC are supported for TCP/IP printers. VFC5 and VFC7 are not supported for VTAM printers.

Valid values are:

VFC1-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence for VTAM printers:

• X'0D' (Carriage Return)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'40' (Space)
• X'0D' (Carriage Return)

Note: On most non-SCS VTAM printers, VFC1 is the best choice.

VFC1-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence for TCP/IP printers:

• X'0D' (Carriage Return)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'20' (Space)
• X'0D' (Carriage Return)

VFC2-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence:

• X'15' (New Line)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'40' (Space)
• X'15' (New Line)

VFC3-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence:

• X'15' (New Line)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'40' (Space)
• X'0D' (Carriage Return)

VFC4-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence:

• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'0D' (Carriage Return)

VFC5-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence:

• X'0D' (Carriage Return)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)
• X'0D' (Carriage Return)

Note: VFC5 is only supported on TCP/IP printers.

VFC6-An additional line feed is added to each page of an email attachment that is assigned a '.txt' file extension.

Note: VFC6 is supported only on Nodes using the SMTP driver. If the Linecnt assigned to the file is 0, an attachment that is assigned a file extension of .txt will be formatted the same way the file exists in CA Spool with the exception of an extra line feed at the end of each page.

VFC7-Form feed is performed using the following control sequence:

• X'0D' (Carriage Return)
• X'0A' (Line Feed)
• X'0C' (Form Feed)

Note: VFC7 is supported only on TCP/IP printers. Line feed sequence X'0A' is used when VFC7 parameter is defined instead of default line feed sequence X'0D0A'.

NOVFC-No form feed control is used and the vertical forms control is simulated by line spacing when used for VTAM printers. This is the default for VTAM printers.

For TCP/IP printers using the LPR or DSO drivers, if Linecnt assigned to the file is 0 and ENDFF=NO is specified, multiple CR+NL's will be added to align printing at the page boundary specified by the FCB length.

For Nodes using the SMTP driver, if the Linecnt assigned to the file is 0, an attachment that is assigned a file extension of '.txt' will be formatted the same way the file exists in CA Spool.

Note: These parameters must not be specified for SCS printers. For SCS VTAM printers, a form feed (X'0C') followed by a carriage return (X'0D') is used. The default value is NOVFC (for non-SCS VTAM printers only).