<?page>

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<?page>

Description

Permits the inline creation of pages during a format operation. The frames for the page can be sized and positioned using a variety of keywords and parameters in conjunction with other commands.

Example 484. Create an inline page

This example creates a new page overlay that can be applied to one or more other pages. A page must have a name to be created. This command must be the first in a page creation sequence.

<?page clear>
<?page raw dim 210, 297>
<?page name 1 "over_lay">
<?page raw overlay>
<?page create>

Syntax

<?page keyw_param:w>

keyw_param

Applicable keywords for the verb:

• abs-pos

• add-layer

• append

• apply

• clear

• create

• current

• insert

• name

• raw

• rel-offset

• rem-lay

• remove-layer

• resize

• update

Additional Information

Auto frame/page verbs should always be placed consecutively without any other commands, like footnotes or anchors, in between, or successful results cannot be guaranteed.

See Technote 0057: Inline Pages and Frames for further details.

Preformat streams

Inline page commands combined with <?frame> commands and preformat streams feature enable the automated creation of entire PTC ALD documents.

Once you have set up your page / frame creation commands, carry out the following steps to complete an automated document creation cycle:

• Create an PTC ALD document of 0 (zero) pages using the following syntax: tpdel 99,1

• Create a reference/text stream in which you place your page and frame creation commands.

• Create a preformat stream either via the dialog box under tdpref or by using the following macro: fdpref preformat "preformat_stream_name"

• Reformat the document using the tformat command and your new document will be created.

Do not forget that the preformat stream will have to include all new frames to be drawn as well as their associated text streams.

For more information,. see Technote 0057: Inline Pages and Frames.