You are correct, the 'n' in this case is the channel number and is used
with PRINT ON.
These statement groups are equivalent (using the queue names from my
original post):
SP-ASSIGN 42=VENUS
SP-ASSIGN 52=EARTH
SP-ASSIGN F2 R42
SP-ASSIGN F3 R52
SP-ASSIGN Q2 R42
SP-ASSIGN Q3 R52
SETPTR 42,,,,,,VENUS
SETPTR 52,,,,,,EARTH
[I'm not as fluent with SETPTR but I do know that the first parameter is
the channel. Not sure if I got the right number of commas in there.
However, I find the SP-ASSIGN syntax more intuitive and can do most, if not
all, of the things SETPTR can.]
Once the channels are assigned to the queues, you can do things like this
in a BASIC program
PRINTER ON 42
PRINTER ON 52
PRINT ON 52 "Launch the rocket to VENUS" ;* Prints to the EARTH form queue
PRINT ON 42 "Houston, we have a problem!" ;* prints to the VENUS form queue
Daniel
Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet...unless I wrote it. ;-)
On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Mark Hogden <m...@proman.com> wrote:
> =fqname is the same as 0=fqname which equates to the default PRINT in JBC
> 1=fqname is used for PRINT ON 1
> You can go up to 99=fqname if memory serves.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 09:24, Patrick McCann <osage1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Thank you for the excellent and detailed information. It really gives me a
> good understanding between the two.
>
> Now having a better understanding of the two I have some follow-up
> questions I am hoping you might be able to provide some help on.
>
> I would like to understand the following -
>
> *Rn assigns specific report number n. Only valid if an equals sign (=), is
> not present in the command line.*
>
>
> Is this command in anyway related to the form queue number? I don't
> believe so, but am not sure. I think it is used with "PRINT ON {n}", but
> would like to know for sure.
>
> And last, in the following command -
>
> *SETPTR {channel},,,,,,BANNER 'Some user text'*
>
> Is {channel} in anyway associated with the form queue number or is it just
> used to set-up the page characteristics for the "PRINT ON..."?
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Patrick
>
> On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 7:47:37 PM UTC-7, Patrick McCann wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am hoping somebody can help make sense of this for me.
>>
>> I am trying to understand the difference/relationship/etc... between the
>> two. I have read the documentation and still can't figure it out.
>>
>> Looking at the following from the documentation, it talks about the queue
>> number, and only valid if NO (=) sign is present.
>>
>> *Fn assigns specific form queue number n. Only valid if an equals sign
>> (=), is not present in the command line.*
>>
>>
>> Does every form queue name have an associated form queue number? If so,
>> how it is defined? Can it be changed? What is the purpose?
>>
>> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Patrick
>>
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