7.5

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Syntax

selectmedia( width, height, [media], [color], [weight], orientation, mode )

Arguments

width, height

Measure values specifying the width and height of the physical page in inches.

media

A string value specifying the type of paper to use.

color

String value specifying the color of the paper.

weight

Measure value specifying the weight of the paper (in grams per square meter). You can convert weight in pounds to weight in

grams by multiplying by the weight in pounds by 3.76.

orientation

Integer representing the orientation of the page (0=Portrait, 1=Landscape, 2=Reverse portrait, and 3=Reverse landscape).

mode

Reserved for future use. Specify 0 for now.

Code Sample Example

define(&mcolor,string,'')

&mcolor := 'White'

selectmedia(8.5,11,'Danny',&mcolor,20,0,0)

The code above will generate the following Optimized PostScript code (notice how the variable was not replaced by its value):

612 792 0 ^SM (Danny) &mcolor 20 ^SPM

Program Control

Exit (procedure)

Exits from a for...endfor or repeat...until loop.

Syntax

exit()

Argument

None