SCRIPT
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SCRIPT/VS is a text formatting language developed at IBM
in the late 1970s. SCRIPT/VS uses inline commands such as
IBM's Generalized Markup Language (GML) Starter Set is a macro language encapsulating a set of SCRIPT/VS commands. While SCRIPT/VS was used to describe physical formatting, GML was used to describe logical structure of a document. Both SCRIPT/VS and GMLSS were part of IBM's Document Composition Facility (DCF), used in the System/370
platform. The tag sets of the BookMaster and BookManager BUILD/MVS products are built on a foundation of GMLSS.
There was also a version for MS-DOS, called DWScript after its author, D. D. Williams, but this was never released to the public and only used internally by IBM.
The Standard Generalized Markup Language
(SGML) is a descendant of GMLSS. While DCF does not directly handle SGML
, there is an SGML translator available as a separate product.
1 .BF
Begin Font - Will set the cursor to the font in which the text has to be printed
Syntax - .BF
Example - .BF tiger
2 .SP
To print blank lines
Syntax - .SP
Example - .SP 1 ---> To print one blank line.
3 .SE
To set a fixed value for a variable.
Syntax - .SE =
Example - .SE #999000. = 1 ---> Sets the value of variable #999000 to 1.
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
in the late 1970s. SCRIPT/VS uses inline commands such as
.ce to center a piece of text, or .sp 3 to add three lines of vertical space.IBM's Generalized Markup Language (GML) Starter Set is a macro language encapsulating a set of SCRIPT/VS commands. While SCRIPT/VS was used to describe physical formatting, GML was used to describe logical structure of a document. Both SCRIPT/VS and GMLSS were part of IBM's Document Composition Facility (DCF), used in the System/370
System/370
The IBM System/370 was a model range of IBM mainframes announced on June 30, 1970 as the successors to the System/360 family. The series maintained backward compatibility with the S/360, allowing an easy migration path for customers; this, plus improved performance, were the dominant themes of the...
platform. The tag sets of the BookMaster and BookManager BUILD/MVS products are built on a foundation of GMLSS.
There was also a version for MS-DOS, called DWScript after its author, D. D. Williams, but this was never released to the public and only used internally by IBM.
The Standard Generalized Markup Language
Standard Generalized Markup Language
The Standard Generalized Markup Language is an ISO-standard technology for defining generalized markup languages for documents...
(SGML) is a descendant of GMLSS. While DCF does not directly handle SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language
The Standard Generalized Markup Language is an ISO-standard technology for defining generalized markup languages for documents...
, there is an SGML translator available as a separate product.
Some common formatting commands
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.sp- space -
.ce- center -
.im- imbed media -
.lf- left format -
.ju- justify -
.rh/ R / C / L - running header -
.rf" - running footer
See also
- RunoffRunoff (program)runoff was the text formatting program on the Multics operating system.It was a descendant of the RUNOFF type-setting program from CTSS and was originally written by Jerome H. Saltzer...
- TYPSET and RUNOFF
1 .BF
Begin Font - Will set the cursor to the font in which the text has to be printed
Syntax - .BF
Example - .BF tiger
2 .SP
To print blank lines
Syntax - .SP
Example - .SP 1 ---> To print one blank line.
3 .SE
To set a fixed value for a variable.
Syntax - .SE
Example - .SE #999000. = 1 ---> Sets the value of variable #999000 to 1.