Does anyone have an suggestions on how to invoke duplex mode in TSO LPR? Actually I think a more general question would be is there a way to insert PCL codes in to an LPR datastream.
For CICS printing we are able to do this as follows by sending a string that contains hex 35, followed by a 2 byte binary length value, followed by the (ASCII) PCL commands needed to do things such as switch to duplex, switch to Landscape, etc. The x'35' is the SNA Character String code to invoke "transparent mode" which then allows you to pass data that does not get converted from EBCDIC to ASCII. But I don't see any way to do that with LPR. The only thing I can think to do (and I have not yet tried it) is to invoke LPR in BINary mode and send the entire data stream as ASCII. I'd rather not do this if there is a better way. Thanks, Frank -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation Lakewood, CO USA P: 303-235-1403 F: 303-235-2075 >>> The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
