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SPECIFYING INPUT PARAMETERS
4-2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS PDL REFERENCE
BLOCK command
Table 4-2 summarizes the BLOCK command parameters.
The following sections describe the syntax of the command
parameters and explanations of the parameter options.
ADJUST
This parameter specifies a block adjustment value which is added to
or subtracted from the contents of the block length field to determine
the true block length.
Syntax BLOCK ADJUST =
option(s)
Options Table 4-3 lists the parameter option(s) and definition(s).
Table 4-2. Summary of BLOCK command parameters
Parameter Specifies Offline Online DJDE
ADJUST Block length adjustment value Y N N
CONSTANT Block termination code Y N N
FORMAT Length field recording mode Y N N
LENGTH Maximum block size Y N N
LMULT Multiplication factor to determine block length Y N N
LTHFLD Length of field containing the block length Y N N
OFFSET Location of the block length field Y N N
POSTAMBLE Length of extraneous data at end of block Y N N
PREAMBLE Length of operating system portion of block Y N N
ZERO End of block criteria test Y N N
Table 4-3. ADJUST parameter option(s) and definition(s)
Option(s) Definition(s)
value
Specifies the block adjustment length. This length is
a constant integer added to or subtracted from the
value in the block length field of every tape block. The
resulting value is the true block length. The range for
a value is -127 to 127 and must be less than the block
length parameter (LENGTH). The character plus (+)
or minus (-) may be used to specify a positive or
negative adjustment.
The default is 0.