Rule

A condition is checked if its associated PRINTLINE command is actually processed.

Note: ANSI carriage controls and machine (EBCDIC) carriage controls are processed differently. See the SPACE_THEN_PRINT subcommand in Subcommands (Long Form) for more information.
ANSI
A skip or space occurs before printing the line.
Machine
The line is printed and then skipping or spacing is done.
For a CONDITION to be checked, it must be associated with the PRINTLINE command that is actually used for printing.
Parent topic: Interaction Between the CONDITION Command and the CHANNEL Subcommand