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Xerox 701P21091 User Manual

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PDL principles and procedures

1-4

Using LCDS Print Description Language

These components are shown in the following figure.

Figure 1-1. Diagram of PDL command components

1. Command statement

2. Identifier

3. Command keyword

4. Parameter keyword

5. Parameter option

6. Additional parameter keywords and options

In the example above, the identifier, parameter keyword, and
parameter options are part of the VFU command, which is
represented by the required command keyword VFU. All of these
components may be collectively referred to as a “command
statement.”

The following table shows examples of the typical components of
a PDL command statement.

Table 1-1. Set of typical PDL commands

Command
identifier

Command
keyword
(required)

Parameter
keywords

Parameter
options

VFU1:


CME4:

VFU

CME

ASSIGN=
TOF=
BOF=

LINE=
POSITION=
FONT=

(1,1),
1,
55;

(1,60),
5,
2;