User`s guide

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Printer, Plotter, and Spooler Subsystem Programming
For example, if the limits field contained ’E#’ , the sm_cmd_opt object class
entry_type field equals the numeric value assigned to #. The entry_type field with a
’E#’ value takes only numeric input.
In another example, when the limits field contains
’[none,full,emulator=0,1,2]’ then the sm_cmd_opt object class contains the
following values:
Field Name Values
disp_values none, full, emulator
aix_values 0,1,2
The limits field operators provide the following types of control in SMIT:
• Attribute display
• Characteristics of the field representing the attribute
• Attribute validation and the type of auxiliary operations (for example, pop–up menus or
ring lists)
For example, in the qprt and admvirprt SMIT dialogs, the following rules apply:
• If Dy (the limits operator D with a value of y for yes) is specified in a limits field
for an attribute, then that attribute is always displayed.
• If Dn (the limits operator D with a value of n for no) is specified in a limits field for
an attribute, then that attribute is never displayed.
In qprt SMIT dialogs, the following additional rules apply:
• All attributes defined in the printer colon file that begin with a _ (underscore; for example,
_j and _ i) that are referenced in the pipeline are displayed.
• All attributes defined in the printer colon file that begin with a C combination flag (for
example, Cs and Ca ) and have their combination value referenced in the pipeline are
displayed.
Rules specific to the admvirprt SMIT dialog are as follows:
• All attributes defined in the printer colon file beginning with either an _ (underscore) or a
C combination flag are displayed, unless Dn is specified in their limits field.
limits Field Operators
Definitions and examples of the limits field operators are organized into the following
groups:
• Display Operators
• Field Characteristics Operators
• Auxiliary Operations and Validation Operators