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Block command – Xerox 96MX User Manual

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SPECIFYING INPUT PARAMETERS

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX 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.