This function returns the length of the head portion of a
line, given a line-type symbol such as 'long-head.
;; - - - i b p - l i n e - h e a d - l e n g t h - - -
(defun ibp-line-head-length (kind)
"Determines the length of the head part of a line of a given type.
[ if (line is a ibp-line-object) ->
return the head length in characters for line's type ]
"
(cond ((eq kind 'lost-destroyed) 3)
((eq kind 'short-head) 3)
((eq kind 'short-recap) 9)
((eq kind 'long-head) 10)
(t nil))) ;; Not defined except for transaction lines