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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

1338.0. "Limit of 6 SEND_JBC params for LPS40??" by SHALOT::LANPHEAR (Take the tide one wave at a time) Tue Sep 01 1992 19:56

    For the V3.0 WPPSYSTEM, the SEND_JBC command is limited to six
    parameters for the LPS40 'because of background formatting', but there is
    no _check_ that it's background formatting.  Are the extra two
    parameters available for foreground formatting, or is it a bug/limitation?
    
     ! set up the overflow value to 7, so that if more than 6 parameters are
     ! used, we give an error.  The limit is 6 because VMS allows 8, but 2 
     ! are used in background formatting.
    
    We have a customer who wants to use seven, and they don't mind
    foreground formatting...
    
    						Cheers, Dan'l

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1338.1	Workaround	IOSG::TALLETT	Arranging bits for a living...	`Wed Sep 02 1992 09:02`	12
	Without answering your question, the workaround we use a lot in ALL-IN-1 is to "double-up" parameters when we run out: P6 = "foo,bar" and then parse out "foo" and "bar" in the batch job. I know its not what you wanted to do, but its a workaround for when you run out, even if you get the 7th working. Regards, Paul
1338.2	Only 6 for consistent functionality	JONPC1::BUTTON	Jon Button @ REO	`Wed Sep 02 1992 12:10`	16
	Dan'l The reason why there is a limitation of 6 parameters for foreground formatting is so that there is no difference in functionality between background and foreground formatting. It would not simply be a case of customising WPPSYSTEM to increase this to 8 parameters. You would also need to customise the PRINT_SETTINGS form (displayed when you press GOLD-E from WPPARG) to allow 8 parameters, and also other scripts which deal with multiple print. (There may be some others as well!) Paul is correct in .1, in that you can double up parameter values, so that you can specify more than 6 values for background formatting. Jon
1338.3	Doubling up parameters	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Mon Sep 07 1992 12:22`	8
	The technique of doubling up parameters can only be used if the piece of software which parses the parameters will accept this format. In the case being discussed in this topic the software which parses the parameters is the Print Server but this will only accept single parameters so doubling up parameters cannot be used. Richard