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Command Definition F-K
FORMSALIGN
formids match, both the DIALOG option for the spooler process and any
forms message in the current spoolfile are ignored, and the forms message
dialog is not activated. Identical formids override all other considerations.
Note that the DIALOG option is not changed. It is ignored as long as the
two formids match.
If the two formids do not match, and the formid of the current spoolfile is
not empty, then the spooler conducts the forms message dialog using the
forms message of the current spoolfile.
If the current spoolfile has no forms message (even though it has a forms
identification), the spooler:
• Conducts no dialog if standard forms are already mounted.
• Displays the STANDARD FORMS message if special forms are mounted.
If the two formids do not match because the current spoolfile has no formid
and the previous spoolfile did, the spooler will always conduct a forms
message dialog, again ignoring any setting of DIALOG. If the current
spoolfile has a non-empty forms message, the spooler conducts a normal
forms message dialog with the device operator. If the forms message is
empty, and the device has special forms mounted, the spooler prompts the
device operator to mount standard forms.
Once both the previous spoolfile and the current spoolfile have no formids,
the spooler operates in accordance with the selected DIALOG option once
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