Programming Interface Information: This information is NOT intended to be used as Programming Interfaces of z/VM.

#### FORMS

Prolog

Control Block Contents
FORMS DSECT
UFORM DSECT

Storage Layout

Cross Reference (Contains links to field and bit definitions)

#### FORMS Prolog

     Name       : HCPFORMS
     Description: System spool output forms and user forms
     DSECT      : FORMS (primary)
     Function   : To contain the default forms for each spool device
                  type and to contain the anchor for the chain of user
                  form names and the operator form names to which they
                  are equivalent.
     Located by : PFXSYS -> SYSCM
                  SYSCM(SYSFORMT) -> FORMS
                  FORMS(FORMANCH) -> UFORM
                  UFORM(UFORMNXT) -> UFORM   etc.
     Created by : SYSFORM macro or HCPZPP via entries in SYSTEM CONFIG
     Deleted by : Not deleted

#### FORMS Control Block Content

#### FORMS DSECT

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    Hex   Dec Type/Val   Lng Label (dup)    Comments
    ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- --------
    0000    0 Structure      FORMS          System spool output forms and user forms
    0000    0 Character    8 FORMDRDR       Default reader form
    0008    8 Character    8 FORMDPRT       Default printer form
    0010   16 Character    8 FORMDPCH       Default punch form
    0018   24 Character    8 FORMDCON       Default console form
    0020   32 Address      4 FORMANCH       Anchor for User Form entries
    0024   36 Address      4 *              Reserved for future IBM use
              00000028       FORMSSIZ       *-FORMS Length of FORMS base
              00000005       FORMDSIZ       (*-FORMS+7)/8 Length in double
                                            words

    UFORM DSECT

    Hex   Dec Type/Val   Lng Label (dup)    Comments
    ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- --------
    0000    0 Structure      UFORM          System spool output forms and user forms
    0000    0 Address      4 UFORMNXT       Address of next UFORM entry
    0004    4 Bitstring    1 UFORMFLG       Flag byte for UFORM
                 Bits set in UFORMFLG
              1... ....      UFORMNAR       X'80' Set on if the form is
                                            narrow
    0005    5 Bitstring    1 * (3)          Reserved for future IBM use
    0008    8 Character    8 UFORMNAM       User form name
    0010   16 Character    8 UFORMOPR       Equivalent operator form
              00000018       UFORMSIZ       *-UFORM Size of UFORM entry
              00000003       UFORMDSZ       (*-UFORM+7)/8 Size in double
                                            words

    FORMS Storage Layout

    *** FORMS - System spool output forms and user forms
    *
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *   0 |                       FORMDRDR                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *   8 |                       FORMDPRT                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  10 |                       FORMDPCH                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  18 |                       FORMDCON                        |
    *     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
    *  20 |         FORMANCH          |///////////////////////////|
    *     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
    *  28
    *
    *** FORMS - System spool output forms and user forms

    *** UFORM - System spool output forms and user forms
    *
    *     +---------------------------+------+--------------------+
    *   0 |         UFORMNXT          |:RMFLG|////////////////////|
    *     +---------------------------+------+--------------------+
    *   8 |                       UFORMNAM                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  10 |                       UFORMOPR                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  18
    *
    *** UFORM - System spool output forms and user forms

    FORMS Cross Reference

    Symbol         Dspl Value
    -------------- ---- -----
    FORMANCH       0020
    FORMDCON       0018
    FORMDPCH       0010
    FORMDPRT       0008
    FORMDRDR       0000
    FORMDSIZ       0024 00000005
    FORMSSIZ       0024 00000028
    UFORMDSZ       0010 00000003
    UFORMFLG       0004
    UFORMNAM       0008
    UFORMNAR       0004 80
    UFORMNXT       0000
    UFORMOPR       0010
    UFORMSIZ       0010 00000018

    This information is
    based on z/VM V6R1.0.
    Last updated on 18 Feb 2010 at 08:40:31 EDT.

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