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Specifying print format parameters

4-12

Using LCDS Print Description Language

CME command

Copy modification entries (CMEs) allow certain parts of the

printed data in a report to be replaced with predefined static

data, and/or specify the changing of fonts within the variable

data. (The copy modification function is also referred to as “spot

carbon.”)

CMEs define a rectangular space on the printed page within

which printed data is replaced with a substitution string or a

changed font. More than one CME may be applied to a job.

CMEs may be coded as part of the JDL or created as separate

files so that they may be referenced by one or more JDLs. This

latter feature is described more fully in the “Catalogued CMEs”

section, later in this chapter.

You must specify an

ac

type identifier (requiring at least one

alphabetical character) when defining the CME, and reference it

with the MODIFY parameter of the OUTPUT command.

NOTE:

The CME must precede the OUTPUT command.

Short form CME

specifications

You can minimize coding length by giving CME specifications in

the short form. In short form, you need to give only the

first

character of a keyword, you can omit equal signs, and you need

not insert commas except where necessary to avoid ambiguity.

Here is an example of a CME in which the commands are

shortened:

In the above example, L replaces LINE=, P replaces

POSITION=, F replaces FONT=, and C replaces CONSTANT=.

Catalogued CMEs

CMEs need not be part of your JDL. They can be created as

separate disk files and still be used as if they were part of the

JDL that references them. You can do this by creating a JSL file

containing only one or more CMEs, then compiling it using the

xjdc

command. Refer to the “Compiling a JSL” section in the

“PDL principles and procedures” chapter. For each CME, an

object file is created in the “lcds” folder on the system disk,

where the system looks for resource files when they are needed

for printing.

CME12.CME

L47, P1, F5, (5)’*’, L48, P1, F1,

L49, P10, C’ABCD’;

Section	Page
Language	1
Print Server version 6.0	1
June 2007	1
701P47156	1
Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server	1
Using LCDS	1
Print Description	1
Table of contents	3
Laser safety xvii	3
Introduction xxiii	3
1. PDL principles and procedures 1-1	3
2. Specifying input parameters 2-1	4
3. Using logical processing 3-1	7
4. Specifying print format parameters 4-1	9
5. Using Dynamic Job Descriptor Entries (DJDEs) 5-1	11
6. Using PDL commands for graphics 6-1	14
A. PDL command and DJDE summary A-1	14
B. PDL command quick reference B-1	14
C. Character code assignments C-1	14
D. Offline specifications D-1	14
Glossary Glossary-1	15
Symbols	495
Numerics	495
A	495
B	495
C	496
D	497
E	497
F	498
G	498
H	498
I	499
J	499
K	500
L	500
M	500
N	501
O	501
P	502
R	502
S	503
T	504
U	504
V	504
W	505
X	505

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