NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Banner Maintenance
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The following table provides descriptions of the fields in the banner page.
Field Description
Control 1
This is an optional device control string that may be defined for a
particular spool device. The control string will only be printed if the
spool device is defined in the banner database, and a control string
is defined for that device.
Form feed 1
A form feed that may be sent to the printer before the trailer banner
page. This is used for reports that do not have a terminal page eject.
The flag that controls this feature is defined in the Report
Maintenance screen.
Banner line 1-4
These four lines make up the banner header. These lines are printed
in a large text font. The data that is printed is variable and is
defined using control words that are substituted at the time of
printing.
Date stamp
The date and time that the banner was generated.
Detail area
The detail area includes the distribution information, the spool file
information and a five line optional message. The character used for
the border of the detail area is defined in the Banner Control
Information screen of the maintenance program.
Message 1-5
Five lines of message may be printed in the detail area. A default
message may be defined that will be printed on all reports, or a
message may be defined for each individual report.
Distribution 1
This will normally be the distribution location and name for this
copy of the report. However, if the
BANNER
command is issued with
the
SINGLE
option, this is the first distribution in the list.
Next distribution
This is the next distribution in the list if the banner is printed with
the
SINGLE
option.
Spool file
The spool file information, printed in the following format:
Spool file: <dfid#> <filename>
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