Rules

  1. Within the CONDITION command, a copy group and a page format can be specified by using either a specific name or a parameter (CURRENT or =, FIRST, NEXT) or NULL or / can be specified. The use of the NULL or / parameters differs from the use of the others:
    Others
    When any parameter other than NULL or / is specified, the specifications for the copy group or page format selected replace the current specifications. When the current specifications are replaced, the action is referred to as starting or restarting the copy group or page format. In AFP terminology, an Invoke Medium Map (IMM) command is generated for a copy group and an Invoke Data Map (IDM) command is generated for a page format.
    NULLor /
    When NULL or / is specified, no IMM or IDM is generated and processing continues as if no condition check was present.
  2. The COPYGROUP and the PAGEFORMAT parameters are positional. If both parameters are specified, the COPYGROUP parameter must be first. If you want only to specify the copy group, the PAGEFORMAT parameter can be omitted, or specified as NULL or /. However, if you want only to specify the page format, the COPYGROUP parameter must be specified as NULL or /.
Parent topic: Using the CONDITION Command to Select a Copy Group and a Page Format