difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

[susan]

Hi All,

Can anyone explain me the diff b/n SKIPA and SPACEA?
Can we see the difference in the spool file that was generated?

Thanks,
Susan.

[kitvb1]

Re: difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

SPACE(x)(Y) advances Y amount of lines, one by one
SKIP(x)(Y) advances to line number Y.
where x = B(efore) or A(fter) executing to operation.

[kitvb1]

Re: difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

Just a little note:
eg. If you use SKIPB(16):
1. If you have printed line 10. It will jump to line 16 and print.
2. If you have printed line 18. It will jump to line 16 on the next page and print.

[susan]

Re: difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

Kit........

Thanks for info.understood clearly.
And tell me, Can we able to see the SKIP and SPACE opeartions in the spool file generated?i heard it can be seen only when taken print out.

[kitvb1]

Re: difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

You cannot see what has been used once the the SPLF has been produced. But with difficulty, you can see where there are blank lines.

                                                        Display Spooled File                                                        
 File  . . . . . :   OEI525R1                                                                             Page/Line   1/2           
 Control . . . . .                                                                                        Columns     1 - 130       
 Find  . . . . . .                                                                                                                  
 *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....0....+....1....+....2....+....3

Using the control field, you can type in P to advance to page nr and +1 to advance 1 line. The page/line numbers on the right side tell you where you are. So if these increment to the next page nr, you know you've had a skip or an overflow condition (at the very least).
Hope this helps.

[susan]

Re: difference b/n SKIPA and SPACEA

ok thank u