Formatting the print 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).