>From an old thread in 2009 PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:06 am Post subject: Reply with quote - Use the SAS Output Descriptor System (ODS) PDF formatting option.
- Use txt2pdf (Text to PDF) from SANFACE software. - Use the built-in facilities of a report distribution tool such as Mobius (aka CA View-Direct). Also - Lionel Dyck Website has other freeware converters Txt2PDF, txt2RFT, txt2CSV These can all be sent via the XMITIP tool also on his website Once the report is on a PC you still may not be able to get the correct formatting you need on the alternate printer. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Xdc output print > > One other option I forgot is this. > > If you have SAS, you can use ODS to create almost any type of file for a non- > Mainframe environment. > > For example, you can create, > Excel format > PDF format > RTF > And so on > > SAS ODS output is written to a PDS/E and then you can ship with the SAS Email > function where you need it to go. Then you can print it on most printers. > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:05 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Xdc output print > > > > I am placing my same reply from PRINT ISSUE in this one. This looks > > to be the same issue as that thread: PRINT ISSUE > > > > When you get it to the PC how are you printing it? > > > > What printer hardware are you using? > > > > Is the mainframe printer the same as the printer from the PC? > > > > When reports are created on the mainframe, they have control > > characters in the first column (typically) for the printer to > > understand. However, HP printer is different than Canon, is different than > IBM and so forth. > > > > What I would suggest is, if you can do this. Download and install > > XMITP from this URL > > http://lbdsoftware.com/xmitip.html > > > > Some of its capabilities are: > > > > Send messages to one or more recipients > > Send using CC and BCC addressing > > Specify both FROM and REPLY-TO addresses > > Send files as attachments > > plain text > > converted to Rich Text Format (RTF) > > supports ASA carriage control > > convert to HTML (very basic) > > includes support for background and text color specifications > > binary (no conversion of the data) > > use for ZIP files > > Convert files (1-4) and then ZIP using InfoZip, ISPZIP or PKZIP/MVS > > convert files to PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) readable > > using Acrobat > > Optional ISPF Dialog > > address book to select addressing from > > list of dataset for file attachment specifications > > > > > > This product can take your report and distribute it in email format. > > This might be a good solution for now. Or you can search for tools > > that can convert the Mainframe document to a PDF document and retain > > the formatting you need. > > > > Lizette > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gonzalo Cengotita > > > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:00 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Xdc output print > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is a PDS previously created?. Iif the PDS already exists, you can`t > > > change the lrecl. It only can be done in a new PDS > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > *Gonzalo Cengotita* > > > > > > 2016-12-29 15:46 GMT+01:00 venkat kulkarni <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > > > We have big lengthy report in sdsf and I was trying xdc to save > > > > report into PDs member.but the data from right side in truncated. > > > > I am unable to fix this issue. Do we have any restriction on using > > > > record length size in PDs or any parameter which can help me > > > > resolving > > this issue. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Venkat > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
