Record Format Page Definition
A record format page definition specifies how you want data positioned on the logical page.
A record format page definition is a resource used by the print server that defines the rules of transforming line data and unformatted ASCII into composed pages and text controls for printing. With record format page definitions, you can perform the tasks listed in the next table.
Record Format Page Definition Tasks
| Tasks | Location of Example |
|---|---|
| Creating a page definition | Page Definition Command Nesting |
| Record ID | Record ID Data Format |
| Layout Command | LAYOUT Command |
| Body Records | Body Records |
| Fields | FIELD Command |
| Defining logical page size | Defining Logical Page Size |
| Positioning data on a logical page | Positioning the Data |
| Changing the print direction | Changing Logical Page Print Direction |
| Processing fields | Processing Fields |
| Printing in different directions | Printing Lines in Two Directions on a Page |
| Printing fields in two directions | Printing Fields in Two Directions on the Same Page |
| Changing fonts | Varying Fonts on a Page |
| Rotating fonts | Rotating Fonts |
| Printing kanji | Using Traditional Kanji Formatting |
| Example formats and commands | Record Formatting Examples |