Cme Command - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Software Manual

Specifying print format parameters

CME command

Short form CME
specifications
Catalogued CMEs
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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.
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:
CME12.CME L47, P1, F5, (5)'*', L48, P1, F1,
L49, P10, C'ABCD';
In the above example, L replaces LINE=, P replaces
POSITION=, F replaces FONT=, and C replaces CONSTANT=.
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.
Using LCDS Print Description Language