Setting the number of lines required for footnotes (sys.FootLines)

!temp sys.FootLines,,u1

Number of lines required for footnotes

The number of lines required for footnotes. The compiler counts the number of print statements in the !footnote section to estimate the number of lines needed, and sys.FootLines is initialised to this value. However, since the compiler cannot follow function and subroutine calls, or allow for conditional print statements, sys.FootLines may be updated at run time by direct assignment.

If the value in sys.FootLines is too small, some footnote lines will be printed on a separate page. If the value is too large, some blank lines will be left at the bottom of the page.

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EXAMPLE

sys.FootLines = 5