Keyword entries for printer files (positions 45 through 80)
These are valid keyword entries for defining printer files.
The keywords are entered in positions 45 through 80 (functions).
- Keywords that require AFP(*YES) in printer device descriptions
Beginning with OS/400® V3R1, the Advanced Function Printing (AFP) subsystem was a separately orderable feature of the IBM® i operating system, called Print Services Facility™ (PSF). - AFPRSC (AFP Resource) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify an Advanced Function Printing (AFP) resource or a non-AFP resource stored in the integrated file system. - ALIAS (Alternative Name) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify an alternative name for a field. - BARCODE (Bar Code) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to print a field as a user-specified bar code. The BARCODE keyword is valid only for Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) printers and only for printer files with device type *IPDS or *AFPDS specified. - BLKFOLD (Blank Fold) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword for named fields that overflow onto subsequent print lines. This keyword causes folding to occur at a blank rather than at the end of a line. If the BLKFOLD keyword is not specified, the line folds at the end of the physical print line. - BOX (Box) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to print a rectangle. - CDEFNT (Coded Font Name) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level or record-level keyword to specify the coded font for printing named or constant fields within a record. - CHRID (Character Identifier) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify that a graphic character set and code page other than the device default can be used for this field. - CHRSIZ (Character Size) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to expand the width and height of a record or field. The CHRSIZ keyword is valid only for Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) printers and only for printer files with device type *IPDS or *AFPDS specified. - COLOR (Color) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify the color for a field. - CPI (Characters Per Inch) keyword in printer files
This record-level or field-level keyword specifies the horizontal printing density for the record format or field that you are defining. - CVTDTA (Convert Data) keyword in printer files
This field-level keyword converts character data to hexadecimal data when the field is passed to the printer. - DATE (Date) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to display the current date or the current system date as a constant field that is 6 or 8 bytes long. - DATFMT (Date Format) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify the format of a date field. This keyword is valid only for date fields (data type L). - DATSEP (Date Separator) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify the separator character for a date field. This keyword is valid only for date fields (data type L). - DFNCHR (Define Character) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level or record-level keyword to define characters of your own design for the 5224 Printer and 5225 Printer. - DFT (Default) keyword in printer files
You use the DFT keyword to specify constant values for constant fields. - DLTEDT (Delete Edit) keyword in printer files
This field-level keyword lets the IBM i operating system ignore any EDTCDE or EDTWRD keyword that is specified for the referenced field. If a field description is referred to from a database file, DLTEDT prevents certain information from being referenced. - DOCIDXTAG (Document Index Tag) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to create an indexing tag in the document for use by presentation systems such as Advanced Function Printing (AFP), or for use by postprocessor applications such as Content Manager OnDemand. - DRAWER (Drawer) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify the drawer from which noncontinuous forms are selected. - DTASTMCMD (Data Stream Command) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to store a data stream command or some other piece of information in a spooled file. - DUPLEX (Duplex) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify whether output is printed on one side or two sides of the paper. - EDTCDE (Edit Code) keyword in printer files
You use this keyword to edit output-capable numeric fields. - EDTWRD (Edit Word) keyword in printer files
If you cannot accomplish the required editing by using the EDTCDE keyword, specify an edit word instead. - ENDPAGE (End Page) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to eject the current page after the record is printed. - ENDPAGGRP (End Page Group) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to end a logical grouping of pages that were previously started with the STRPAGGRP keyword. If no group is active, this keyword is ignored. - FLTFIXDEC (Floating-Point to Fixed Decimal) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to print a number in a floating-point field in fixed decimal notation. - FLTPCN (Floating-Point Precision) keyword in printer files
You use this keyword to specify the precision of a floating-point field. - FNTCHRSET (Font Character Set) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify the font for printing a named or constant field within a record. - FONT (Font) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to specify the font ID for printing named or constant fields within a record. - FONTNAME (Font name) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify the TrueType font name for printing named or constant fields within a record. - FORCE (Force) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword for duplex printing to force a new sheet of paper to be fed before the record is printed. - GDF (Graphic Data File) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to print a graphic data file. - HIGHLIGHT (Highlight) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to indicate that a field should be printed in bold letters. - INDARA (Indicator Area) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level keyword to remove option indicators from the buffer (also called the record area) and to place them in a 99-byte separate indicator area. - INDTXT (Indicator Text) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to associate a descriptive text (indicating intent or use) with a specific indicator. You can specify the INDTXT keyword once for each indicator. - INVDTAMAP (Invoke Data Map) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify a data map that defines the layout of a formatted page. - INVMMAP (Invoke Medium Map) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to call a new medium map. - LINE (Line) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to print a horizontal or vertical line. - LPI (Lines Per Inch) keyword in printer files
You can use this record-level keyword to change lines per inch within a file. - MSGCON (Message Constant) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to indicate that the text for a constant field is contained in a message description. - OUTBIN (Output Bin) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify the destination of the output on printers capable of multiple output bins. - OVERLAY (Overlay) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to print an overlay. - PAGNBR (Page Number) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify the location of an unnamed, 4-digit, zoned decimal field to contain the page number. - PAGRTT (Page Rotation) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify the degree of rotation of the text with respect to the way the page is loaded into the printer. - PAGSEG (Page Segment) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to print a page segment. - POSITION (Position) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to define the location of a named field on the page. - PRTQLTY (Print Quality) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to vary the print quality within the file. - REF (Reference) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level keyword to specify the name of a file from which field descriptions are to be retrieved. - REFFLD (Referenced Field) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword when referring to a field under one of these conditions. - RELPOS (Relative Position) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level keyword to indicate that when the +n form of positioning a field is used, the fields subsequent to the first field in the line are positioned relative to the end of the previous field. - SKIPA (Skip After) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to skip to a specific line number after it prints one or more lines. - SKIPB (Skip Before) keyword in printer files
You use this file-level, record-level, or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to skip to a specific line number before it prints the next lines. - SPACEA (Space After) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to space some number of lines after it prints one or more lines. - SPACEB (Space Before) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to specify that the printer device is to space some number of lines before it prints the next line or lines. - STAPLE (Staple) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify that a stapling operation should be performed within the spooled file. - STRPAGGRP (Start Page Group) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to begin a logical grouping of pages. - TEXT (Text) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level or field-level keyword to supply a text description (or comment) for the record format or field that is used for program documentation. - TIME (Time) keyword in printer files
This field-level keyword prints the current system time as a constant field 6 bytes long. - TIMFMT (Time Format) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify the format of a time field. This keyword is valid for time fields (data type T). - TIMSEP (Time Separator) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify separator characters for time fields. This keyword is valid only for time fields (data type T). - TRNSPY (Transparency) keyword in printer files
This field-level keyword prevents code points that you have redefined (using the DFNCHR keyword) from being interpreted as SCS printer control commands when your program sends an output operation that prints the field that you are defining. - TXTRTT (Text Rotation) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to rotate any text contained in the field. - UNDERLINE (Underline) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to specify that the IBM i operating system underlines the field when it is printed. - UNISCRIPT (Unicode Text Layout) keyword in printer files
You use this field-level keyword to control the selection of text marked for complex script processing. - ZFOLD (Z-fold) keyword in printer files
You use this record-level keyword to specify that a z-fold operation is performed on the current sheet.
Parent topic: DDS for printer files
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