NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 6
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The following table provides descriptions of the fields in the Define Devices screen.
Field Description
Device
The device class name of a spool device. This is the key for
the device set. Enter
E
or
EXIT
to exit this screen. To list all
devices to the screen enter
*
. Each device will be displayed
and the user will be prompted to modify this device or list
the next device.
1) Description
The device description-this field is optional
2) Lines Per Page
This is the number of lines per page. The default is 60 lines
per page.
3) Number of copies
This is the number of copies to be printed when this device
is used. Valid values are
1
-
127
.
Output priority
The output priority of the bannerized spool file written to
this device. Valid values are
1
-
13
.
Record size
The record size for this device. Valid values are
1
-
132
.
4) Control Strings
A string of control characters that may be sent to this
device. Enter the non-alphanumeric by their decimal value.
The alphanumeric characters are delimited by quotes and
all are separated by commas, for example:
27,”m1O”,27,”P”
Before printing
A control string sent to the device before the banner or
trailer page is printed.
After printing
A control string sent to the device after the banner or
trailer page is printed.
5) Printer controls on spool file
If
Y
, then the
After printing
control string on the banner
page will be suppressed so the controls in the
Before
printing
control string will affect the printing of the spool
file. The
After printing
control string will be sent to the
printer on the trailer page.
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