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Displays information about forms defined for the system. Forms define the size and type paper and the layout of text that are used for print jobs.

Format

SHOW QUEUE/FORM [form-name]

Parameter

form-name

Specifies the name of the form. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed. The default value for the form-name parameter is an asterisk (*), which means that the names of all forms on the system are displayed.

Description

The SHOW QUEUE/FORM command displays the name and number of forms defined for the system. To display the attributes associated with forms, use the /FULL qualifier.

Use the SHOW QUEUE/FORM command to find out which forms are available on the system. To see which forms are available on one or more queues, use the SHOW QUEUE command with the /FULL qualifier.

Form names are created by the DEFINE/FORM command. You can specify a particular form for a print job by using the /FORM qualifier with the PRINT or SET ENTRY command. Forms are assigned to queues with the INITIALIZE/QUEUE, the SET QUEUE, or the START/QUEUE command.

Qualifiers

/BRIEF (default)

Displays a brief description (form names, numbers, and descriptions) about the forms on the system.

/FULL

Displays a full description (including paper size and margin settings) about the forms on the system.

/OUTPUT[=filespec]

/NOOUTPUT

Controls where the output of the command is sent. By default the output of the SHOW QUEUE/FORM command is sent to the current SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the output to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file specification.

The file specification cannot include the asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters. If you enter a partial file specification (for example, specifying only a directory), SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.

If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.

Examples

$ SHOW QUEUE/FORM DEFAULT
Form name                         Number   Description
---------                         ------   -----------
DEFAULT                                0   System-defined default
      

The SHOW QUEUE/FORM command in this example displays only the default form.

$ SHOW QUEUE/FORM LN01*
Form name                            Number   Description
---------                            ------   -----------
LN01_LANDSCAPE (stock=DEFAULT)          105   132 by 66 (landscape)
LN01_LANDSCAPE_INDENTED (stock=DEFAULT)
                                        107   132 by 65 (landscape)
LN01_PORTRAIT (stock=DEFAULT)           106   80 by 60 (portrait)
 
      

The SHOW QUEUE/FORM command in this example displays the names of all forms, including the stock, that begin with LN01. The display includes the names, stock for each form, numbers, and brief descriptions of those forms.

$ SHOW QUEUE/FORM/FULL
Form name                       Number   Description
---------                       ------   -----------
132_51_STD (stock=DEFAULT)         102   132 by 51 (standard short)
    /LENGTH=51 /MARGIN=(BOTTOM=6) /STOCK=DEFAULT /TRUNCATE 
    /WIDTH=132
40_66_STD (stock=DEFAULT)          103   40 by 66 (standard labels)
    /LENGTH=66 /MARGIN=(BOTTOM=6) /STOCK=DEFAULT /WIDTH=40
BLUE_PAPER_STOCK (stock=DIGITAL_8X11_STOCK1412TEA)
                                 22222 blue paper, DEC order# 22222
    /LENGTH=66 /MARGIN=(BOTTOM=6) /STOCK=DIGITAL_8X11_STOCK1412TEA
    /TRUNCATE  /WIDTH=80
DEFAULT                              0   System-defined default
    /LENGTH=66 /MARGIN=(BOTTOM=6) /STOCK=DEFAULT /TRUNCATE
    /WIDTH=132
LN01_LANDSCAPE (stock=DEFAULT)     105   132 by 66 (landscape)
    /LENGTH=66 /STOCK=DEFAULT /WIDTH=132
LN01_LANDSCAPE_INDENTED (stock=DEFAULT)
                                   107   132 by 65 (landscape)
    /LENGTH=65 /SETUP=(LN01_TOP_MARGIN_150) /STOCK=DEFAULT
    /WIDTH=132
LN01_PORTRAIT (stock=DEFAULT)      106   80 by 60 (portrait)
    /LENGTH=60 /SETUP=(LN01_PORTRAIT) /STOCK=DEFAULT /WIDTH=80
MEMO (stock=DEFAULT)               110   LN03 indented memo format
    /LENGTH=64 /MARGIN=(TOP=2,LEFT=5) /STOCK=DEFAULT /TRUNCATE 
    /WIDTH=80
 
      

This SHOW QUEUE/FORM command also displays the names of all form types and stock for the system. By using the /FULL qualifier, you can see what image size has been set for each form type.