Xerox 6180N Using LCDS Print Description Language - Page 120

Specifying input parameters BLOCK command The BLOCK command defines block length characteristics and recording modes for offline data sources. BLOCK command parameters The following table summarizes the BLOCK command parameters. Table 2-4. Summary of BLOCK command parameters Parameter BLOCK ADJUST BLOCK CONSTANT BLOCK FORMAT BLOCK LENGTH BLOCK LMULT BLOCK LTHFLD BLOCK OFFSET BLOCK POSTAMBLE BLOCK PREAMBLE BLOCK ZERO Specifies Offline Online DJDE Specifies the adjustment value that is added to or Y N N subtracted from the content of the block length field. Specifies that the block delimiter constant and all Y N N subsequent data are ignored until the end of the block. Specifies the length field recording mode. Y N N Specifies the maximum block size. Y N N Specifies a multiplication factor to determine Y N N block length. Specifies the length of field that contains the Y N N block length specification. Specifies the location of the block length field. Y N N Specifies the length of extraneous data at the Y N N end of the block. Specifies the length of the operating system Y N N portion of block Specifies that the criterion test for the end of the Y N N block is 0. The following sections describe the syntax of the BLOCK command parameters and explain their options. 2-12 Using LCDS Print Description Language