Xerox 701P21091 - Manual (Page 146)

Specifying input parameters
2-38 Using LCDS Print Description Language
Options
Default BIN
RECORD LENGTH
Specifies the length of the longest record.
Syntax RECORD LENGTH = value
Options
Default Online: 150
Offline: 133
RECORD LENGTH
parameter: points
to note
• When you change the LINE DATA parameter to a value
greater than the default value, you must also change the
RECORD LENGTH parameter accordingly. Otherwise, the
data is truncated to the length that was specified in the initial
JDL.
• You cannot use print position indexing for online processing if
you specify a LENGTH greater than 150.
Table 2-40. RECORD FORMAT parameter options
and definitions
Option Definition
type The following types are available for the record format:
•
BIN (binary)
• DEC (decimal)
• PACK (packed with no sign)
• PKSG (packed with sign)
Table 2-41. RECORD LENGTH parameter options and
definitions
Option Definition
value Specifies in bytes the length of the longest logical record.
The value is an integer from 12 to 12288 for the DP EPS.