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Using logical processing

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Using LCDS Print Description Language

CRITERIA command parameters

A CRITERIA command may contain only one specification of
one of these parameters: CONSTANT, CHANGE, or VALUE. In
addition, it may optionally contain the LINENUM parameter.
Thus, one or two parameters must be provided in the CRITERIA
command.
The following table summarizes the CRITERIA command
parameters and gives their uses and functions.

CRITERIA CHANGE

Defines test specifications for a logical processing function with
Change mode criteria. Specifies the length and location of a
control field in each record, to which the next record is
compared. When the content of one record differs from the
content of the control field of the previous record, the criteria test
is TRUE.

Syntax

ac: CRITERIA CHANGE = (offset, length, NE, LAST)

Table 3-7. Summary of CRITERIA command parameters

Parameter

Specifies

Online

Offline

DJDE

CRITERIA CHANGE

Specifies the Change mode criteria for a
logical processing function; that is, the length
and location of a control field in each record,
to which the content of the preceding record is
compared.

Y

Y

N

CRITERIA CONSTANT

Specifies the Constant mode criteria for a
logical function; that is, the location and length
of a fixed field within a record that will be
searched for a constant (also specified by this
parameter).

Y

Y

N

CRITERIA LINENUM

Specifies the range of numbers of consecutive
lines on which records will be tested for the
specified criteria.

Y

Y

N

CRITERIA VALUE

Specifies a magnitude comparison between
numeric character strings

Y

Y

N