IBM 3741 Data Station Reference Manual page 135

Example
5 -
Formatting the Record in the Current Record
Buffer
In this example, the format control program selected is
as follows:
~--------------- Identifies card read/punch programs
, . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Skip 11 characters in the input buffer
, . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - Load 10 characters to the output buffer
r------------
Backspace 20 characters in the input buffer
1
. . - ---------
Load 1 0 characters to the output buffer
j
..---------
Terminate the format (a card is not read
or punched)
r&
11 Y1 OA20F1 OAQ
Position one
Following is an example of a record in the current record
buffer that is formatted using the previous format control
program.
1111111111222222222233333333334
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901---.. '
Column number
2AAAAAAAAAADDBBBBBBBD
- - - - - - - - - - - - . Data in the current record buffer (input)
BBBBDDBDBBAAAAAAAAAA
- - - - - - - - - - - - . Formatted record (output)
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