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Print Text
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Purpose
Prints a file or a specified number of lines in a file.
Default Syntax
[n] ESC P
where n is a count that represents the number of lines to print from the
current cursor location.
Description
This command sends the file or a block of text to the printer. There are
three ways to use the Print Text command.
* Prints the count lines beginning with the current line the cursor
is on, if a count is specified.
* Prints the current block, if a block is specified.
* Prints the entire file, if no lines or block is specified.
When you execute the Print Text command the Print Text screen appears.
When you press Return the text is sent to the output device using the
current print options. To return to the text without printing, press
CTRL Y.
Procedure
To print text:
1. To print a specified number of lines or a block, indicate the
number of lines or block. To print the entire file, skip step one
and go to step two.
2. Press ESC P. The Print Text command menu appears on your screen.
3. Indicate a letter of a print option to change or press Return to
print as is.
a. The Lines per page option determines how long each page
will be. The minimum value is 1 if headers are disabled;
the minimum value is 3 if headers are enabled. The maximum
value is 10,000 lines. The header and the blank line after
it count as two lines of the page. The default number of
lines per page is 60.
b. The Output device option specifies whether to send the
output to a disk file or to a printer. If the output
device is a printer, the file specifier must start with an
asterisk. When you press o, the editor erases the current
output device specifier and prompts you for a new value.
The default is *LP.
c. The Print line numbers option determines whether line
numbers are printed in front of each line of text. When
you press n, this option toggles between yes and no. If
yes, standard-numbered lines are printed using the first 10
columns for the formatted line number (COBOL-numbered lines
are printed with 8-column formatted numbers), and
unnumbered lines are printed with their record numbers
right-justified to column 6, with columns 7 and 8 left
blank. Otherwise the non-numeric portion of each line is
printed starting in column 1. The default value is yes.
d. The Print header lines option determines whether or not
one-line headers are printed at the top of each page. When
you press h, this option toggles between yes and no. If
yes, the editor prints a header similar to the following
example:
PAGE 12 MON, MAY 22, 1989, 8:17 AM FILE: MYFILE.MYGROUP.ACCOUNT
A blank line follows after the header and printing resumes.
You can save these options across editing sessions by using
the Save Config File command.
4. To return to the text without printing, press either CTRL Y or the
F8, Escape.
Related Commands
None
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