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Specifying print format parameters
Using LCDS Print Description Language 4-41
MESSAGE ITEXT
parameter: points
to note
• If EBCDIC or hexadecimal strings or hex defined bytes using
“!” in a character string are used in a MESSAGE command,
they are interpreted as standard EBCDIC and are translated
to extended ASCII.
• You can use the # sign as a case toggle to switch between
upper- and lowercase when entering the messages.
• ITEXT messages for more copies than one are ignored. No
error message is displayed.
MESSAGE OTEXT
(“Output text”) Specifies a text message to be output to the
operator during job printing.
Syntax MESSAGE OTEXT= {(sc [, {passnum | END}] [,WAIT]]) |
NONE}
Options
Default NONE
Table 4-41. MESSAGE OTEXT parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
NONE Specifies that no text message is sent to the operator during job printing.
sc string constant
Specifies a text message of up to 80 characters.
Refer to “MESSAGE OTEXT: points to note” below.
passnum pass number.
Specifies the pass (copy ply) to which the text applies. Multiple messages, one
per passnum, may be specified in a JSL. The message is sent to the operator
before the beginning of printing the specified report ply. If no pass number is
specified, the text is sent once, at the beginning of printing the first copy of the
report.
WAIT Specifies that after the text is displayed, printing is suspended until the operator
has initiated a Continue request.
END Specifies that the text is displayed after the last copy of the report is printed.