Xerox 6100DN Using LCDS Print Description Language - Page 281

Specifying print format parameters MESSAGE ITEXT parameter: points to note • If EBCDIC or hexadecimal strings or hex defined bytes using "!" in a character string are used in a MESSAGE command, they are interpreted as standard EBCDIC and are translated to extended ASCII. • You can use the # sign as a case toggle to switch between upper- and lowercase when entering the messages. • ITEXT messages for more copies than one are ignored. No error message is displayed. MESSAGE OTEXT ("Output text") Specifies a text message to be output to the operator during job printing. Syntax MESSAGE OTEXT= {(sc [, {passnum | END}] [,WAIT]]) | NONE} Options Table 4-41. MESSAGE OTEXT parameter options and definitions Option Definition NONE Specifies that no text message is sent to the operator during job printing. sc string constant Specifies a text message of up to 80 characters. Refer to "MESSAGE OTEXT: points to note" below. passnum pass number. Specifies the pass (copy ply) to which the text applies. Multiple messages, one per passnum, may be specified in a JSL. The message is sent to the operator before the beginning of printing the specified report ply. If no pass number is specified, the text is sent once, at the beginning of printing the first copy of the report. WAIT Specifies that after the text is displayed, printing is suspended until the operator has initiated a Continue request. END Specifies that the text is displayed after the last copy of the report is printed. Default NONE Using LCDS Print Description Language 4-41