Action Code 5 Change Page Skip and SP-SKIP

Sets the number of blank pages to be ejected at the end of each print job despooled from the specified formqueue.

Prompts

Form Queue - Page Skip -

TCL syntax

SP-SKIP form-queue number-of-pages

Prompt/Syntax elements

form-queue (Form Queue)
is the name of the formqueue assigned to the printer.

number-of-pages (Page Skip)
is the number of pages (0 to 99) to eject.

If you press RETURN at the Page Skip prompt, the current Skip value on the Form Queue Status screen remains unchanged.

Comments

The current setting of the number of form-feeds for a particular formqueue is shown on the Form Queue Status screen in the Skip field. This setting affects all print jobs output from the specified queue.

The SP-EJECT command can be used to create a one-off print job consisting of a specified number of blank form-feeds.

Example 1

To change the number of pages ejected at the end of each print job in formqueue INVOICES to 2, using SP-STATUS Action Code 5, enter:

SP-STATUS

Then at the prompt:

Enter Action Code / Page Number (P#)?5

Enter the queue name and number of pages to be skipped as follows:

Form Queue - Page Skip - INVOICES 2

Example 2

To change the number of pages to be skipped to 4 on the printer assigned to the formqueue called LABELS, enter:

SP-SKIP LABELS 4