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   FORMS DSECT
   UFORM DSECT
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 NAME       : HCPFORMS
 DESCRIPTION: System spool output forms and user forms
 DSECT      : FORMS (primary)
 FUNCTION   : To contain the default forms for each spool device
              type and to contain the anchor for the chain of user
              form names and the operator form names to which they
              are equivalent.
 LOCATED BY : PFXSYS -> SYSCM
              SYSCM(SYSFORMT) -> FORMS
              FORMS(FORMANCH) -> UFORM
              UFORM(UFORMNXT) -> UFORM   etc.
 CREATED BY : SYSFORM macro or HCPZPP via entries in SYSTEM CONFIG
 DELETED BY : Not deleted
 RELOCATION CONSIDERATIONS : None
 
 
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 FORMS DSECT Top of page
Hex Dec Type/Val Lng Label (dup) Comments ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- -------- 0000 0 Structure FORMS System spool output forms and user forms 0000 0 Character 8 FORMDRDR Default reader form 0008 8 Character 8 FORMDPRT Default printer form 0010 16 Character 8 FORMDPCH Default punch form 0018 24 Character 8 FORMDCON Default console form 0020 32 Address 4 FORMANCH Anchor for User Form entries 0024 36 Address 4 * Reserved for future IBM use 00000028 FORMSSIZ *-FORMS Length of FORMS base 00000005 FORMDSIZ (*-FORMS+7)/8 Length in double words
 UFORM DSECT Top of page
Hex Dec Type/Val Lng Label (dup) Comments ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- -------- 0000 0 Structure UFORM System spool output forms and user forms 0000 0 Address 4 UFORMNXT Address of next UFORM entry 0004 4 Bitstring 1 UFORMFLG Flag byte for UFORM Bits set in UFORMFLG 1... .... UFORMNAR X'80' Set on if the form is narrow 0005 5 Bitstring 1 * (3) Reserved for future IBM use 0008 8 Character 8 UFORMNAM User form name 0010 16 Character 8 UFORMOPR Equivalent operator form 00000018 UFORMSIZ *-UFORM Size of UFORM entry 00000003 UFORMDSZ (*-UFORM+7)/8 Size in double words
 
 
  FORMS Storage Layout Top of page
 
          
*** FORMS - System spool output forms and user forms
*
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*   0 |                       FORMDRDR                        |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*   8 |                       FORMDPRT                        |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*  10 |                       FORMDPCH                        |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*  18 |                       FORMDCON                        |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  20 |         FORMANCH          |///////////////////////////|
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  28
*
*** FORMS - System spool output forms and user forms
          
*** UFORM - System spool output forms and user forms
*
*     +---------------------------+------+--------------------+
*   0 |         UFORMNXT          |:RMFLG|////////////////////|
*     +---------------------------+------+--------------------+
*   8 |                       UFORMNAM                        |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*  10 |                       UFORMOPR                        |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*  18
*
*** UFORM - System spool output forms and user forms
 
 
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Symbol         Dspl Value
-------------- ---- -----
FORMANCH       0020
FORMDCON       0018
FORMDPCH       0010
FORMDPRT       0008
FORMDRDR       0000
FORMDSIZ       0024 00000005
FORMSSIZ       0024 00000028
UFORMDSZ       0010 00000003
UFORMFLG       0004
UFORMNAM       0008
UFORMNAR       0004 80
UFORMNXT       0000
UFORMOPR       0010
UFORMSIZ       0010 00000018
 
This information is based on z/VM 7.3.0 Last updated on 22 Jun 2022 at 15:50:35 EDT.
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