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Formatting a calendar using SCRIPT/PC in batch mode

SCRIPT/PC is a text formatter program developed by Robert N. Seidel and Charles W. Gainey, Jr. for the IBM Personal Computer.

It provides a subset of SCRIPT/VS from IBM's Document Composition Facility (DCF) with similar control words and GML tags. The editing is done in advance using the IBM Personal Editor or the Professional Editor and spellchecking by IBM's PC Word Proof or similar tools.

Features

Starter Set of GML tags
Heading control words (.H0 ... .H6)
Non-operational tag recognition
Batch mode / Interactive mode
Profiles (user defined options)
1-pass or 2-pass operation

Control Words

... .AN .AP .BF .BM .BR .BX
.CD .CE .CL .CM .*  .CP .CS .CT
.DC .DD .DF .DM .DS
.EF .EL .FO .FN .GO .GS
.IF .IL .IM .IN .IR .IX
.LL .MC .ME .OF .OR
.PA .PF .PI .PL .PM .PN .PT
.QQ .QU .RC .RH .RI .RT .RV
.SC .SE .SK .SP .SS .SU .SX
.TB .TC .TE .TH .TI .TM .TR .TY
.UC .UD .UN .UP .US .ZZ

Documentation

Book 1: How to Use (1502414)
Book 2: Quick Reference (1502415)
Book 3: Reference (1502416)

Publications

Document Composition Facility: User's Guide (SH20-9161)

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 '''SCRIPT/PC''' is a text formatter program developed by Robert N. Seidel and Charles W. Gainey, Jr. for the IBM Personal Computer.
 It provides a subset of SCRIPT/VS from IBM's Document Composition Facility (DCF) with similar control words and [[GML tags]].
-The editing is done in advance using the Personal Editor or the Professional Editor and spellchecking by IBM's PC Word Proof or similar tools.
+The editing is done in advance using the [[IBM Personal Editor]] or the Professional Editor and spellchecking by IBM's PC Word Proof or similar tools.
 ==Features==