On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:40:26 -0700, Ulrich Krueger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Gil, >Now that you explained why you would like to use NJE, have you thought about >alternatives? > >For example: >Do you have TCP/IP-attached laser printers in the office, HP laser printers >or high-speed copiers with IP-interface? >If so, do you have VPS or any other mainframe software that allows printing >of mainframe reports on IP printers? >Assuming, of course, that the reports are not millions of lines or >AFP-format, requiring 3900-class printers and/or special size paper, how >about this: Use XMITIP[1] to convert the report to a PDF file (with optional >green-bar page background) and email it to the user. The user can then >decide if on-line viewing on the PC is sufficient and/or print all or >selected pages to a network / PC - printer. Might save a tree or two, and a >lot of time waiting for report delivery ... > >Until you do find a workable solution, how about charging the users a fee >for each special report handling request? $5 per request, perhaps? (Just >kidding) > >Regards, >Ulrich Krueger > >[1] Shameless plug: XMITIP and TXT2PDF by Lionel Dyck is software to send >Email from the mainframe, with or without attached files in a variety of >file formats. And the price is unbeatable: Free. >See http://www.lbdsoftware.com/tcpip.html > > Actually, alternatives was what I was looking for but the alternatives were really not as seemless and intervention-less as I hoped. I looked at XMITIP and SDSFEXT and although viable, I was hoping I could just use something like the IBM IASXWR00 external writer program to offload the reports and point the IEFRDER ddname to the desired IP destination. It sounded viable but unreachable. I then thought all I would have to do is point the IEFRDER to a temp dataset and follow it with an FTP to send it to the desired region but I could not find a way to send the temp dataset directly to the JES2 spool. Each solution started to get messier and in reality, NJE just sounds like the way to go. I just have to find a way to be politically astute and grease the right palms to get the thing in. Thanks, Gil. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
