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COMPILING AND PRINTING FORMS
XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 4-7
Storing form files
A large number of forms may be stored in the forms source directory
(uncompiled) and form directory (compiled) on the system disks. Two
files with the same name may not, however, be stored in the same
directory. The number of forms that can be stored depends on the
amount of data required to describe each form and the total amount
of disk space allocated to the libraries.
The forms are filed in the system under their identifying names.
Information stored in the file includes the identifier, the encoded form,
and the list of fonts and logos specified. The original source
statements that created the forms description are stored separately
under the same identifier.
A list of all forms stored in the directory, a sample of each, and the
source statement lists can all be obtained by operator commands.
(Refer to your
DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operator Guide
.)
Printing a compiled form
Once a form has been compiled, the object code is stored on the
system as a FRM file. To print copies of the form, enter the SAMPLE
command at the LPS keyboard display. The format of the SAMPLE
command is:
SAM[PLE] filename.FRM
Example SAM[PLE]TRYIT.FRM
To produce five copies of the form, enter the following:
SAM[PLE]TRYIT.FRM,5
When an FRM is compiled, the paper size is defined by the PAPER
SIZE IS XX BY YY statement in the FSL. If the paper size is not
defined, the paper size defaults to the sysgened paper size.
FDL compilation time
The time it takes to compile a form file depends on the position of the
font file in its directory and the size and number of disks on the
system. If your LPS has a large number of font files that are
dispersed over several disks, you may notice an increase in
compilation time for forms that perform text handling. To ensure that
your form files compile as quickly as possible, remove unnecessary
font files and use the COMPRESS utility to reorganize your files on
the disk. Your
DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operations
Reference
explains how to compress files and delete files that are no
longer needed. These recommendations will shorten the font lookup
time and make the most efficient use of the disk space.