The footing modifier designates a text string composed of literals and special options to output at the bottom of each page.
Syntax
footing "{{text} {’options’}...}" |
Synonym(s)
footer |
Parameter(s)
text |
Text to display in the footing. |
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options |
'' |
Two single quotation marks print one single quotation mark. |
'attr.name' |
Inserts the value of the attribute name. Processes any conversion codes, but not correlatives in the attribute-defining item. |
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b |
Inserts the value of the attribute causing the break if the b option has been specified with roll-on or break-on. |
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c |
Centers the output line. |
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d |
Retrieves the current date (dd mmm yyyy format). |
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f{n} |
Inserts the file name in a field of n spaces. |
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j |
Right-justifies the rest of the line. |
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l |
Issues a carriage return/line feed (CR/LF). |
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n |
Prevents the pause at the end of each page (such as the nopage modifier). |
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p |
Retrieves the current page number, right-justified in a field of four spaces. |
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p{n} |
Retrieves the page number, right-justified in a field of n spaces. (Default n=4). |
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r |
Retrieves the Roman numeral page number. |
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s |
Toggles on italics mode. |
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t |
Retrieves the current time and date (hh:mm:ss dd mmm yyyy format). |
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u |
Toggles on underline mode. |
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v |
Toggles on boldface mode. |
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xc |
Used with c to center a segment. The xc delimits the end of the segment. |
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xs |
Toggles off italics mode. |
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xu |
Toggles off underline mode. |
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xv |
Toggles off boldface mode. |
Example(s)
list entity name phone footing "’lc’page ’p’ printed at’ tlc’this end into shredder first" |
See Also