Rational Developer for System z
Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, Version 3.8, Language Reference Manual

LINE format item

The LINE format item specifies the line on the current page of a PRINT file upon which the next data-list item will be printed, or it raises the ENDPAGE condition.

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line-number
Can be represented by an expression, which is evaluated and converted to an integer value, which must be nonnegative, each time the format item is used.

Blank lines are inserted, if necessary.

If the specified line-number is less than or equal to the current line number, or if the specified line is beyond the limits set by the PAGESIZE option of the OPEN statement (or by default), the ENDPAGE condition is raised. An exception is that if the specified line-number is equal to the current line number, and the column 1 character has not yet been transmitted, the effect is as for a SKIP(0) item, that is, a carriage return with no line spacing.

If line-number is zero, it defaults to one (1).


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