Compilation Options - Xerox 4850 Reference

COMPILING AND PRINTING FORMS

Compilation options

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As the .FSL file is processed, it is automatically checked for the
following errors.
• Unknown commands, keywords, or parameters
• Illegal or conflicting commands, keywords, or parameters
• Missing commands, keywords, or parameters
• Requests for items to be placed or drawn outside of box or
page boundaries
• Invalid font or logo requests
• Illegal grid units
• Illegal syntax.
Errors are flagged in the source statement with messages
specifying the type of error. Refer to the "FDL-generated
messages" appendix for a description of error messages that may
appear while forms are being compiled.
File modification
Whenever you first create a file, it rarely produces the form
exactly as you imagined it to look.
• You may have syntax errors that prevent the form from
printing.
• You may have successfully followed all the FDL rules and
produced a form, but inadvertently placed some text or
graphic on the form in the wrong place or misspelled a
word.
• Everything comes out the way you planned, but the printed
form just does not look right; that is, it would look better if
that box were a little larger.
It is easy to identify the specific causes of the problems
(debugging) and correct it (modifying).
File storage
A large number of forms may be stored in the forms source
directory (uncompiled) and form directory (compiled) on the
system disks. Two files with the same name may not, however,
be stored in the same directory. The number of forms that can
be stored depends on the amount of data required to describe
each form and the total amount of disk space allocated to the
libraries.
The forms are filed in the system under their identifying names.
Information stored in the file includes the identifier, the encoded
form, and the list of fonts and logos specified. The original
source statements that created the forms description are stored
separately under the same identifier.
A list of all forms stored in the directory, a sample of each, and
the source statement lists can all be obtained by operator
commands.
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