the SKIP para in EZ+

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clover71030404
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the SKIP para in EZ+

Post by clover71030404 » Tue May 08, 2012 2:49 pm

I have doubt about SKIP para in DISPLAY.
For example, I code like that DISPLAY SKIP 3 'THIS IS JUST TESTING FOR SKIP PARA.' The just 1 line are skiped before printed. Of course, I see this result on mainframe, so I need for your help to explain if the result is different in the printer and mainframe?

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Post by DikDude » Tue May 08, 2012 11:13 pm

Often the "carriage control" is not shown when looking at spooled output.

When sent to the printer, the blank lines should be there.

Suggest you run a very small test to verify this.

If there are any surprises, post a reply here and someone should be able to help.
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Post by dbzTHEdinosauer » Wed May 09, 2012 12:15 am

most spool display facilities (SDSF, IOF and the others)
provide a command to display using the CC.

if you were to SE (Select edit in SDSF),
you will see the values in column num 1
which are not displayed in the normal S (Select in sdsf) without issuing the "CC" command.

use PF1 to find the actual command in your site's display facility.
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