The following entries apply to ALL Print Output devices:

Entries

Print output queue

The output queue for the printout.

Library

The name of the library where the above named output queue will be found.

Printer device

As an alternative to the output queue and library specify the printer device name. Note: the output queue must be *DEV.

User data

The User data (if required) for this print file, or *SOURCE to pick up the user data from the original spooled file.

Form

The Form Type for this print file (default *STD).

Note: Use the default *STD if you do not want a message to change the paper.

Hold print file

Save print file

Source Drawer

Here you can specify the source drawer used when single-cut sheets are semi-automatically fed into the printer.

Copies

If you wish for more than one copy to be printed then enter the number here [1 - 255]; alternatively you may enter 0 to use the number of copies based upon the number of copies of your input spooled file.

Output bin

Here you can specify the destination of the output on printers capable of multiple output bins. Valid entries are:

Click on one of the following for entries specific to a Print output Type for a definition of the other entries.

*HPT specific entries

*AFP specific entries

*SCS specific entries

First page of new document

This part of the command is used to specify the start of each new document in a multi document spooled file. Each document can be one or more pages long. The start of a new document can be when the 'Compare data text' is found on the page, or by specifying a field on the page which is compared with the next page, if the comparison (EQ/NE) is true then it is a new document. If a 'compare data position' is specified the field will either be on the 'compare data line number' or on the first line found with a string matching the 'compare data text'. Note:- The text string must be exactly as found in the spooled file, including the correct case.

Compare data text

Enter the text, which if found anywhere on the page indicates the first page of a new document, e.g. 'Page   1'.

or compare data line number

Enter the line number containing the data to be compared to indicate a new document.

Compare data position

Enter the start position in the line to be used for comparison.

Compare data field length

Enter the number of characters to be compared (max30).

Comparison

Enter the required comparison, either EQ=Equal, or NE=Not Equal also DQ= Equal but Delete data and DN = Not Equal but Delete.

Destination from spooled file

Select destination from spooled file - This part of the command covers the selection of the destination from the data in the spooled file itself. This is usually an Account number or name.

Destination text

Enter destination text. The destination text identifies the line on the spooled file which contains the  destination for Example 'YOUR ACCOUNT NO.' again the text must be correct, and is case sensitive.

or destination line number

As an alternative to the destination text the line on which the destination is to be found can be specified. It must be the same for all documents selected.

First position of destination

Enter first position of destination. This defines the exact print position of the first position of the destination.

Destination field length

Enter destination field length. This defines the length of the destination.

Exit program type

This entry is not used for Printing.

Exit program

The name of the Print Exit program you wish to call.

Library

Enter the library name where the Print Exit program will be found.

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