TEXTS Subcommand (OUTPUT MODIFY Command)

The TEXTS subcommand applies changes to text objects that meet the selection criteria. This includes HEADINGS, LOGS, TEXTS, WARNINGS, and PAGETITLES specified on the SELECT subcommand.

TEXT Keyword

The TEXT keyword modifies the text of text objects. The keyword is followed by an equals sign and a quoted value. You can also include special variables to insert date, time, and index values.

)DATE
Current date in the form dd-mmm-yyyy.
)ADATE
Current date in the form mm/dd/yyyy.
)SDATE
Current date in the form yyyy/mm/dd.
)EDATE
Current date in the form dd.mm.yyyy.
)TIME
Current 12-hour clock time in the form hh:mm:ss.
)ETIME
Current 24-hour clock time in the form hh:mm:ss.
)INDEX
The index as specified on the INDEXING subcommand.
)LABEL
The current text of the text object. This setting allows you to add other text or special variable values to the existing text. Without )LABEL, the original text is overwritten.

Example

OUTPUT MODIFY
  /SELECT LOGS
  /TEXTS
   TEXT=")EDATE  )LABEL".

In this example, the current date is added to all log objects.

FONT Keyword

The FONT keyword specifies the font to use.
  • The keyword is followed by an equals sign and the name of a font that is enclosed in quotation marks.
  • If the specified font is not available, this setting is ignored.

FONTSIZE Keyword

The FONTSIZE keyword specifies the font size (in points). The keyword is followed by an equals sign and a positive number.

STYLE Keyword

The STYLE keyword specifies the font style.

  • The keyword is followed by an equals sign and a list of styles.
  • Valid style values are REGULAR, BOLD, ITALIC, and UNDERLINE.
  • Style specifications are cumulative. If the text is already italic, the BOLD keyword makes the text italic and bold.
  • The REGULAR keyword removes any special style characteristics. When used with other style keywords, it must be specified first; otherwise any previous style specifications are removed. For example, STYLE=REGULAR BOLD results in bold text without any other special style characteristics, but STYLE=BOLD REGULAR results in text that is not bold.

TEXTCOLOR Keyword

The TEXTCOLOR keyword specifies the text color.

  • The keyword is followed by an equals sign and a color keyword or RGB(r, g, b), where r, g, and b are numeric red, green, and blue color values. The numeric values are integers between 1 and 255.
  • Valid color keywords are BLACK, BLUE, CYAN, DARKGRAY, GRAY, GREEN, LIGHTGRAY, MAGENTA, ORANGE, PINK, RED, WHITE, YELLOW.