Line Width and Page Size Element Position Restrictions PFD Definition File 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 Chapter 22. Limitations and Restrictions 395 v The record length is 80 v The file is not a DDM file v The file is not a source file v The file is a physical file If a line or a box is near the edge of the page and the line width is too big, some portion of the line may exceed the page size although the line or box element is inside. In this case, no lines are printed for that element and an error message is displayed. If you specify the page size in inches or centimeters and specify an element position in inches or centimeters, you may not be allowed to specify the position, although the position is inside the page size. This can occur at positions near the right edge or bottom of the page. The position, specified in inches or centimeters, must be inside the page when it is expressed in rows and columns. For example: When you use a 300-pel printer to print a text element whose character size is not *DEFAULT, it may not print when the position of the text element is too close to the bottom of the page. In such cases, the text element should be moved higher in the page or the height of the page size should be increased. 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. It is recommended that you use files created using the Print Format Utility. Characters per line ............... 10 Lines per inches ................. 6 Page width ........................ 5.15 inches (51 columns) height ....................... 6.1 inches (36 lines) Position Across ................... 5.12 inches is not allowed since it will be 52nd column. Down ..................... 6.05 inches is not allowed since it will be 37th line.