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Chapter 9 PGL Commands
Horizontal And Vertical Line Commands (Create)
In addition to boxes and corners, you can print horizontal and vertical lines on
your forms. The following commands control location, length, and thickness of
horizontal and vertical lines.
Horizontal Line Command
Table 29. Horizontal Line Command
Field Function Option/Modifier Selections
HORZ This is the command specifier. The
following parameters define print
location and line thickness of a
horizontal line.
Enter HORZ
LT; Dictates the line thickness. Horizontal line thickness is based on dot
increments (1/72”). Line thickness is only
limited by your specifications.
HE Horizontal expansion amount. Enter a value specifying the desired
expansion factor, then end the entry with
the parameter delimiter. Valid selections
range from 0-113. A selection of 0 returns
you to standard size characters.
The SR, SC, and EC parameters control placement, length, and thickness of horizontal lines on a
form. Whether in columns or dots depends on the SCALE Command. You may also use the
XX.YY format for plotting duplication print locations explained earlier in the Standards Section.
SR; Plots the starting ROW of the line. Enter a value ranging from 1 to one less
than the maximum form length and the
parameter delimiter.
SC; Plots the starting COLUMN of the
line.
Enter a value ranging from 1 to one less
than the maximum form width and the
parameter delimiter.
EC Plots the ending COLUMN of the
line.
Enter a value ranging from 2 to one less
than the maximum form width.