Xerox 6180N Using LCDS Print Description Language - Page 194

Using logical processing 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. Table 3-7. Summary of CRITERIA command parameters Parameter Specifies Online Offline DJDE CRITERIA CHANGE Specifies the Change mode criteria for a Y 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 N CRITERIA CONSTANT Specifies the Constant mode criteria for a Y 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 N CRITERIA LINENUM Specifies the range of numbers of consecutive Y lines on which records will be tested for the specified criteria. Y N CRITERIA VALUE Specifies a magnitude comparison between Y Y N numeric character strings 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) 3-14 Using LCDS Print Description Language