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PRINT (continued)

System Limits

You can request a maximum of 5,000 items in one PRINT command. To request beyond record 5,000, enter a second PRINT command specifying this new range (e.g., PRINT S5/7/5001-6142).

System Defaults

You can omit any of the three parameters (set number, format, or item numbers) in a PRINT command and use the system defaults described below. Defaults depend on whether or not the PRINT command directly follows another PRINT command. In the following explanation, PR=PRINT, Sn=Set number, and range=the items you want to print (e.g., a full PRINT command is PR Sn/format/range). You can omit any combination of the parameters; the defaults follow the pattern indicated. Dialog will display the omitted values with the PRINT number.

If the preceding command was not a PRINT, the defaults are as follows:

If the preceding command was PRINT, the defaults vary depending on which parameter(s) are omitted:

Omitted	Command	Default
Set number	PR /format/range	Last set created
Format number	PR Sn//range	Format 2 (even if same set number is specified)
Items	PR Sn/format	First 50 records
Set and Format	PR //range	Last set created, Format 2
Set and Items	PR /format	Last set created, first 50 records PRINTed in format specified
Format and Items	PR Sn	Format 2, first 50 records
All parameters	PR	Last set created, Format 2, first 50 records

• To PRINT all records in Format 5 from the last set created or printed:

?print /5/all
P022: PRINT /5/ALL  (S7 items 1-136) est. cost of $74.80
  Estimated postal surcharge ($0.10 per record) is $13.60.

• To PRINT records 1, 3, 5, and 7 from the last set created in Format 2:

?print //1,3,5,7
P023: PRINT //1,3,5,7  (S7 F2) est. cost of $2.20
  Estimated postal surcharge ($0.10 per record) is $0.40.

• To PRINT the first 50 records from the last set created in Format 2:

?print
P025: PRINT   (S7 F2 items 1-50) est. cost of $27.50
  Estimated postal surcharge ($0.10 per record) is $5.00.

(Summary of PRINT Command Options) 

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