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The DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /TRUNCATE discards any
characters that exceed the current line length specified by the /
WIDTH and /MARGIN=RIGHT settings:
$ DEFINE/FORM/NOTRUNCATE
The /TRUNCATE qualifier is incompatible with the /WRAP qualifier
because it forces /NOWRAP. If you specify both /NOTRUNCATE and /
NOWRAP, the printer prints as many characters on a line as possible.
This combination of qualifiers is useful for some types of graphics out-
put.
The DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /WIDTH specifies the physi-
cal width of the paper in terms of columns or character positions. Any
lines exceeding this value wrap if /WRAP is in effect or truncate if /
TRUNCATE is in effect.
$ DEFINE/FORM/WIDTH
If both /NOTRUNCATE and /NOWRAP are specified, the maximum
number of characters for the current font are printed on a line. If the /
MARGIN=RIGHT qualifier is specified, its value overrides the /WIDTH
value.
The value for the /WIDTH qualifier must be a positive integer greater
than 0 and no more than 65535. The default value for the /WIDTH
qualifier is 132.
The DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /WRAP specifies how the
printer accommodates lines that exceed either the /WIDTH value or
the /MARGIN=RIGHT value. The /WRAP qualifier causes print lines
that exceed the current line width to wrap onto the next line.
$ DEFINE/FORM/WRAP
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