OPTION Statement

To create library character set modules and graphic character modification modules in a form usable on the 3800 Model 3, the OPTION statement with the DEVICE=3800M3 parameter is required. The OPTION statement with the DEVICE=3800M3 parameter is optional when creating copy modification modules and character arrangement table modules.

To create a forms control buffer module for the 3262 Model 5 or 4248 printer, the OPTION statement with the DEVICE=4248 parameter is required. DEVICE=4248 cannot be used to create any module other than an FCB.

The OPTION statement with the OVERRUN parameter is used only in a COPYMOD operation group and can be placed before or after any INCLUDE statement for the group. The value in the OVERRUN parameter specifies the greatest line density for which you want the overrun warning message IEBA33I to be printed. See Using OVERRUN for information about overrun conditions and suppression of overrun warning messages.

An effective use of the OPTION statement with the OVERRUN parameter would be to determine the greatest print-line density (6, 8, 10, 12) at which the copy modification module will be used, then specify that density in the OVERRUN parameter to eliminate the warning messages for higher line densities.

The OPTION statement applies only to the operation group that follows it. If used, the OPTION statement must be specified for each operation group in the job input stream.

The syntax of the OPTION statement is:

Label	Statement	Parameters
[label]	OPTION	[DEVICE={3800M3\|4248}] [,OVERRUN={0\|6\|8\|10\|12}]

where:

DEVICE={3800M3|4248}

specifies printer compatibility mode module formats and processing considerations.

3800M3: specifies 3800 Model 3 compatibility.
4248: specifies that the module created or modified with the FCB statement should be formatted for the 3262 Model 5 or 4248 printer.

If the DEVICE parameter is omitted, modules are created for the 3800 Model 1.

OVERRUN={0|6|8|10|12}

specifies the greatest number of lines per inch for which message IEBA33I is to be printed for a COPYMOD operation. For example, OVERRUN=8 allows the message for 6 and 8 lines per inch, but suppresses it for 10 and 12 lines per inch. Specifying OVERRUN=0 suppresses message IEBA33I for every case. If you specify OVERRUN=12, none will be suppressed.

OVERRUN=10 is valid only for the 3800 Model 3.

If the OPTION statement is omitted, the OVERRUN parameter default value is 12, and messages are not suppressed. If the OVERRUN parameter is omitted, the default value is also 12.

If the parameter specification is incorrect (for instance, if OVERRUN=16 is specified), the entire operation group does not complete successfully.

Related reading :

For the syntax of the 4248 FCB module, see Figure 2.
For information about using the OVERRUN parameter with COPYMOD, see Using OVERRUN.