Shai, Have you looked at the ISPF Workstation Agent (WSA)? When I work from home or when my desk is far away from a mainframe printer, I frequently use the WSA to send mainframe files to my local PC printer. I just set the printer destination to 'PC', and then use function 'P' to select the files I want to print. Bingo, they automagically print at my local PC printer. Part of this process (e.g. setting the printer destination to PC) is made easier for me because I use SimpList, but anyone who has the WSA installed and doesn't use SimpList could easily code something for themselves to send their mainframe files to a PC printer. I use the process to print regular text files such as JCL and source members (etc). I can specify various options such as the number of copies to print and an optional line and column range and whether long lines should wrap or be truncated (etc), but after that it's just a straight print with no additional 'formatting' for carriage control characters or anything like that. Is this what you're trying to add? Dave Salt See the new SimpList(tm) rollover image at:http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:04:40 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: I want to add virtual printer to my MFNetDisk, Any value?> To: [email protected]> > HI,> > > Few questions:> > 1. In today market, what MVS sites use for printing? TCP printers or MF> local attach printers?> > 2. I think the printers are not like disks. They can not have complicate> CCWs, So I think if someone will give me GTFTRACE of> Vary online,offline console command to local printer, and a small> printing CCWs that will give me good start.> > 3. I am sure that UCS and FCB are open to everyone, because user need to> know how he can control his printing.> > 4. What is the famous local MVS printer in the market?> > 5. Still I am not sure if emulate local printer in MF is added value to> sites.> > 6. Someone mention viruses and worms, The PC with its local printer will not> be open to internet XXX movie, I hope.> > > Thanks,> Shai> > > On 1/18/08, Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > ----------------------<snip>-----------------------> >> > > The desired character is the CCW command code, with a normal CCW 0> > > format (code/address/flags/length). Many printers also used FCB and> > > UCS load commands, but I couldn't find a decent source for those (and> > > they're device and model dependent). By default a channel 1 skip is> > > top of page eject; channels 9 and 12 were used by some installations> > > at or near the bottom of the page. Usage of channels other than 1 is> > > highly idiosyncratic; the only rule is to have at least one definition> > > for each channel to avoid printer runaway.> >> > --------------------<unsnip>--------------------> > You can find SOME UCS and FCB information in the documentation for the> > IEBIMAGE utility.> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,> > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO> > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,> send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO> Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html _________________________________________________________________
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