Basic Controls in Record Format Line Data

Record format line data is a new form of line data that is supported by the print server and formatted by a page definition. With this format, each data record contains a 10-byte record identifier that selects the record descriptor (RCD) in a record format page definition used to format the line data. This RCD might contain a carriage control (CC) byte.

In this section:

  1. Carriage Control Characters (CC)
  2. Table-Reference Characters (TRC)
    Table-reference characters (TRCs) cannot be used in record formatted line data.
  3. Record ID
    Record IDs are only used with the record formatting function. They reside in the first 10 characters of each line data record, and control the layout type that is selected for each given record. These 10 characters are reserved for record IDs and are not included as part of a defined field or conditional area.
Parent topic: Introducing Page Printer Formatting Aid