Forms Numbers
When the operator prints paychecks, it is important that paycheck information printed on checks forms and not on plain paper; likewise, a regular printout should never print on expensive check forms. Therefore, forms numbers were created. A forms number is a one-to-four-character alphameric field that programs and operators use. Programmers use the PRINTER OCL statement as follows:
// PRINTER NAME-PAYCHECK, FORMS-BUXX, DEVICE-P1
When the spool writer is ready to process the checks spool entry, this message appears at the subconsole:
SYS-1404 OPTIONS (012 ) ON PRINTER P1, CHANGE TO FORMS NUMBER BUXXBy replying 1 to this message AFTER changing the forms, the operator could be sure that no other reports on standard stock would print on the checks.
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