Xerox Host Forms Description Language 3.2 Software (HFDL 3.2) Support & Software User Guide

Table of contents

Introduction

vii

About this manual

vii

Contents

vii

Conventions viii

Related publications

viii

Xerox publications

viii

IBM publications

1. Overview

1–1

HFDL features

1–1

Prerequisites 1–2

Operating environment

1–2

Hardware requirements

1–2

Software requirements

1–2

Xerox laser printer support

1–2

Centralized printers

1–2

Decentralized printers

1–3

Contrasting HFDL with a typical forms application

1–3

Forms you can create with HFDL

1–4

2. Planning your forms

2–1

Determining format

2–1

Page orientation

2–1

Page frames

2–2

System page

2–2

Physical page

2–3

Virtual page

2–3

Form origin

2–3

Positioning form elements

2–4

Grids 2–5

X and Y coordinates

2–5

Negative coordinates

2–6

Unit value

2–6

Data types

2–6

Forms data

2–6

HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3.2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS

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