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ABSTRACT: PSF/AIX and data formatting
SEARCH ARG: psfaix network printer
TOPIC THREAD: PRINT
PSF/AIX
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How are pagedefs and formdefs referenced in an AIX environment?
My former Xerox customer who is replacing a Xerox network printer with
our 4324. The customer's prgmr now wants to know how PSF handles chang-
ing fonts, line spacing and how forms are called with his Cobol pgm.
He understands that his Cobol pgm no longer needs the embedded printer
codes for printing. Also, if there are no pagedefs defined is PSF/AIX
PPFA required? I guess, I'm looking for the complete solution for print-
ing in a AIX environment with a network printer...
A:
PSF/AIX uses pagedefs and formdefs just as the host PSFs do. You can
build a pagedef to format data from the customer's COBOL program.
In AIX, you have a number of ways to specify the pagedef and formdef.
You can specify them through the smit psf panel, you can use the psfin
command with a job script, or most customers simply add them to the AIX
print commands, like enq or qprt. For details, I would recommend the
PSF/AIX Print Submission guide (S544-3878).
As an example, if I want to print "myfile" with pagedef P1PDEF and
F1FDEF to a printer named psf3160, I could issue the following
command:
enq -Ppsf3160 -odatatype=line -oformdef=F1FDEF -opagedef=P1PDEF myfile
Depending on what font they want to use, there are probably a couple of
additional flags required, but you can get the idea from this example.
Fonts can be specified either on the -ochars parameter or within the
pagedef. Overlays can either be specified on the -ooverlay parameter
or can be referenced from within a formdef.
There are many pagedefs and formdefs supplied with PSF/AIX, and one
of those may meet their needs. PPFA is optional and would only be needed
if they need to compile their own pagedefs or formdefs. If they obtain
pagedefs or formdefs from another source (such as transferring existing
ones from a mainframe or by purchasing them through a services contract)
they do not need PPFA.
Thanks for using WWQ&A.
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:
psf/aix psf/6000 psf aix acif pagedef formdef definition page form
overlay font PPFA infoprint
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Dated: 10/1998 Category: XPSF6000
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