Hi Roger, We do currently use PCL in document-header parameters to specify duplex, font, orientation, etc. That means we have at least 12 different printer definitions for each printer. Allowing dynamic specification of the duplex parameter would allow use to cut this down to 4, I think (80 char portrait, 132 char portrait, 132 char landscape and 176 char landscape, I think.) I was wondering if we could eliminate at least the duplex PCL code and specify DUPLEX in the JCL.
We do use some transforms, but we don't use them for simple text output. ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Roger Bolan <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 3, 2021 11:18 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Infoprint Server, duplex option See IBM Print Transforms from AFP for Infoprint Server for z/OS <http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/aokfa102.pdf?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=%22infoprint%20Server%22%20duplex%20afpxpcl> Generally the DUPLEX on the OUTPUT JCL card is for AFP output through PSF, but for Infoprint Server there are associated products that transform AFP documents into PCL, Postscript, or PDF and some of these can use the DUPLEX attribute. For Infoprint Server it is also possible to define a document-header value which can be a string of PCL/PJL commands understood by most printers. See PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Quick Reference Guide (hp.com) <http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/bpl13205.pdf> If your printer accepts the PCL header and can do duplex, you can set the control for duplex in the document-header of a printer definition for the printer. --Roger On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 5:23 PM Frank Swarbrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone happen to know if non-PSF print jobs (specifically, LPR or > IPP) support the use of the DUPLEX parameter on the OUTPUT JCL statement? > I've tried it with an IP Printway LPR printer definition, but it doesn't > seem to have any effect. The documentation leads me to think it might only > be supported for PSF printers, but it's really not clear. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
