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AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2
Editing PFSs
To edit an existing PFS, load a supported printer configuration, either from
the front panel as described in Chapter 1 Getting Started, or with the
twinax or alternate host data stream, as described in Chapter 2
Advanced Configuration. If a printer configuration has already been
loaded as part of the users configuration process, this step is unnecessary.
A configuration report will indicate which printer configuration, if any, has
been loaded.
Before changing any PFS, print a PFS Report using Mode 9-3 as described
in Chapter 1 Getting Started. This report will send the printer the name
of each PFS along with its definition in both hexadecimal and ASCII
(EBCDIC if the translation table is set to EBCDIC output) formats. After
changing PFSs, print a PFS Test using Mode 9-4 as described on page in
Chapter 1 Getting Started. This report will use the PFS definitions to
format printed output to verify that the PFSs have been defined correctly.
Refer to the printer users manual for information on the control code for
the printer function to be entered as the PFS definition. Some printer
manuals list their control codes in hexadecimal and others list their codes
in ASCII. The 5250 ALLY enables the user to use either method to define
the PFSs.
Editing PFSs is similar to making other configuration changes with the
alternate host or twinax host data stream. Enter the trigger (!AGILE!);
then enter an uppercase P and a percent sign (%) to indicate that the
configuration will change a PFS definition; enter the number of the PFS to
be edited; enter an equals sign (=); enter the PFS definition; finally, enter a
semicolon (;) as the terminator. (A comma will also act as a terminator.)
All Spaces, Nulls and carriage control characters will be ignored during
PFS definition downloading. This allows the user to separate entries for
easier reading, and it prevents the data from becoming corrupted by host
forms control.
For example, to enter PFS 23 BOLD ON for a Xerox (XES/UDK)
printer running in ASCII mode, use the following command:
!AGILE!P%23=1B 62;
1Bh is the ASCII Escape character, and 62h is the ASCII lowercase b.
Thus, this command will define PFS 23 BOLD ON as Esc b.