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PFD Definition File
If a file meets the following four conditions, it is shown on the Work with PFD
Definition Files display as a PFD definition file even if it is not created as a PFD
definition file.
The file is a physical file
The file is not a source file
The file is not a DDM file
The record length is 80
It is recommended that you use files created using the Print Format Utility.
Font
1. It is not checked if the specified font exists. If the font does not exist, errors
are issued when your printout is sent to the printer.
2. It is not checked if the specified font is an SBCS font or a DBCS font. If you
specify a DBCS font for SBCS characters or specify an SBCS font for DBCS
characters, the result depends on the text to be printed. The text may be
printed with unexpected characters, or not printed with some errors.
3. On the Work with PFD Definition Fonts display you can select *DEFAULT to
specify the default font value of the text element, the box element, or the
graphics element. When you print a page using *DEFAULT without any
changes, the Courier 10 font (FONT ID 11) is sent to the printer. When you
use the type 1 printer (IBM 4224/4234/4230) under the printer mode which
does not have Courier 10, (such as the draft mode of the 4224 printer), you
can not print a page with *ABSOLUTE for the print fidelity. In such cases,
select *CONTENT for the print fidelity.
Page Segment
1. It is not checked if the specified page segment exists. If the page segment
does not exist in a library in the library list of the job, errors are issued when
your printout is sent to the printer.
2. When a database file printout is sent to the printer, the libraries in the library list
of the job that created the printout are searched to locate the specified page
segment.
You need to do the following before you print a database file member with a
PFD definition:
Put the correct page segment in a library.
Put the library in the library list.
Make sure the library that contains the page segment appears in the library
list before any other library containing a page segment of the same name.
3. It is unpredictable which font will be used if a page segment contains text. The
font used to print the text can not be specified. Depending on the situation, a
font specified for text within a page segment may be used, or the printer default
font may be used.
4. The program does not verify if a page segment contains either or both IM1 and
IO1 format images. IM1 images may not be printed in desired resolution on
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