If you deal with data files on the PC FileViewer is a great tool with excellent support for mainframe formatted data.
http://www.fileviewer.com Not free but a great bargain at $20. V is an all-purpose File Manager for Windows (95/98/Me/XP/NT4/2000/2003). Although V might look like another Windows Explorer replacement, its main strength is its file viewing capabilities. It excels at viewing files quickly - whether the files are 100 bytes or 100 gigabytes. Support for EBCDIC files (including common RECFM formats) make it ideal for those who work in a mainframe environment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- V is an invaluable utility for anyone who spends much time navigating directories and viewing files. For those who prefer to work in DOS Boxes, V is fast and convenient - just type V Filename and the file is right in front of you. There is no need to switch to Explorer and certainly no need to bring up a File Open Dialog Box! An extensive list of keyboard shortcuts means that you don't have to use the mouse if you don't want to. A Dual Pane interface (optional) makes it very easy to copy/move files from one directory to another, and Favorites allow you to quickly view commonly used files and directories. A Thumbnails Mode makes browsing image directories a breeze. Includes search/GREP functionality, hex viewing, 2UP printing and support for 4DOS descriptions and Alternate Data Streams (ADS). The file unzipped supports ZIP, CAB, TAR, RAR and GZip formats. -------------------------------------------------- On print control characters support from the help Carriage control is used by some EBCDIC files to indicate line and page breaks. In files that have carriage control, the first character in each line is used to indicate whether a line or page break should be placed after (or even before) the line. Carriage control (sometimes referred to as CCTYPE) can be one of 3 types: * ANSI (CCTYPE=A) * Machine (CCTYPE=M) * ASCII (CCTYPE=Z) V does not automatically recognize files with carriage control. If your EBCDIC file contains carriage control, you need to select EBCDIC Options from the View menu (or click on EBC on the status bar) and select the correct CCTYPE. If a file contains page breaks, V will paginate it. In particular, V will display a page marker (dotted line) before the start of each page. Notes * To specify the carriage control on the command line, append the CCTYPE (A, M or Z) to the /RECFM option. * Carriage Control is only supported for EBCDIC files - not for ASCII files. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 "Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast..." -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Mednick Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: PC printing of .txt files containing maiframe listings I seem to recall from a long time ago that there was a free program that enabled you to take a .TXT file that contained a mainframe report containing print control characters and print out the report in landscape form and honour the control characters in the file. Does anyone know of such a program and where I can get a copy? Thanks. Stephen Mednick Computer Supervisory Services Sydney, Australia ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
