Formatting the print output

Formatting of the print output is controlled by the following:
Settings: Print settings (option 0.0.1)
Several processing options, that you can specify using the Set Print Processing Options panel, affect the printed output:
Output destination
Where you want the printed output sent:
SYSPRINT
Send print output to the current SYSPRINT allocation.

Typically, SYSPRINT is allocated to the terminal, making this option synonymous with TERMINAL. However, you can allocate SYSPRINT in other ways.

Terminal
Send print output to the terminal.
Data set
Output is accumulated in the print data set specified in the Data set name field. This data set can browsed using the PB command or sent to the JES spool queue for printing by issuing the PRINT command while browsing the data set. (The output is sent to the JES spool queue class specified in the Output class field.)
REXX
Send print output to the REXX stem variable FILEM.

Choose this option when you want to control your printing from within a REXX program.

Record length
How many columns wide the output is
Page skip
Whether output from each function starts on a new page
Wide print
Whether the maximum print line length for print output is used
Translate non-printable chars
Whether non-printable characters are translated to blanks
Uppercase message text
Whether all message text is translated to uppercase.
Data set DISP
Whether the print output is appended to the existing data set (MOD) or replaces it (OLD).
Note: This option only affects output sent to the print data set specified in the PRINTDSN option.
Dump format
Which format (updown or across) is used for hexadecimal print output
Data set name
The print data set where print output is directed when the PRINTOUT print option is set to SYSOUT=c
Output class
The class of the JES spool queue to be used when the PRINT command is issued while browsing the temporary print data set.
Lines per page
How many lines per page the output has
Record limits
Which part of each record to print

You can view the print data set using Print Browse (option 3.11). While you are using the Print Browse, you can use the PURGE primary command to clear the print data set. To transfer the contents of the print data set to a SYSOUT class, press the Print function key (F4).

Print Mode
This entry field on the Print Utility panel determines the format of the printed output.

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