RE: Printing Issue -- MIDRANGE-L

Eric, I'm getting a bit confused.  I realize that in some IT cultures, the
AS/400 is referred to as a mainframe, which, at higher tiers, the AS/400
compares with in terms of processing power and whatnot.  But then you
mention that you're getting a book on OS/390 and Z/OS JCL to help you out
here, which won't be of much help on an AS/400. ;-)

Anyway, presuming that you really are programming on an AS/400...

When you create a remote out queue on the AS/400, you supply it with an IP
address of the printer.  This means that the AS/400 must be able to see your
printer.  I'm not up on private and public IP, but I doubt you'll be able to
use remote out queues with your setup.

The next place to look is HOD.  IIRC, this is all web-based, right?  No
software on your client PC?  There may be something in HOD that allows you
to create a printer session but I will defer to others on this list that may
have used HOD.  Have you asked your instructor about this?  It seems like
you'd really be up a creek if you get graded on report output but have no
(free & easy) way to check your work.  I know Marty mentioned a way to check
line spacing with using '+1' in DSPSPLF's control field, but that gets real
tedious in a hurry.  Plus, overprinting (boldfaced and underlined text) is
not shown in DSPSPLF.

Hey, just did some legwork for you.  This requires uploading save files to
the AS/400, which you may or may not have authority to do.  If you don't,
perhaps your instructor can help on this.  Point your browser to
http://www.dbg400.net/, which is the love child of Martin Rowe, a regular on
this list.  I'm surprised he hasn't responded to your plight, cuz it looks
like he has a freeware thingy called WRKUSROUTQ that lets you "view
formatted (empty lines included) spoolfiles and save spoolfiles as
streamfiles (either .txt or .html)", among many other things.

Dan Bale
SAMSA, Inc.
989-790-0507
DBale@SAMSA.com <mailto:DBale@SAMSA.com>
  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Eric Tubbs
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 6:02 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Printing Issue


Dan,

The easiest solution, by what you mentioned, would be nice to have. These
following factors below prevent this situation as of the present:

1. No physical printer attached to the mainframe for use in computer lab -
students were printing piles and piles of paper

2. The distance of my location in regards to the computer lab. Currently, I
am on a nice DSL line with my own internal network setup.

3. The software currently being used to access the AS/400 is IBM's SecureWay
Host-on-Demand v4. Instructor says he will be upgrading to v6 soon.

4. No access to a network printer for student use. Please see statement 1
above.

You mentioned that if I had access to the network printer and the AS/400
were on the same network; then setting up a remote outq and printing to it.
But, if there is "someway" in being able to print out my reports on one of
more of my local printers that would be great.

If a network printer were set up locally at my physical location with an IP
address, would that work? If so, can it be a private ip or does it have to
be public?

You said "If we can get you set up so that you can print your reports, do
you still need to view the "spaced" reports on your display?" If you all can
help me in setting up so I can print, then I wouldnt need to view the
"spaced" reports on my display.

In the near future, I am going to be taking an advanced programming class in
COBOL and RPG IV, so, that might be a good extra assignment or additional
learning experience for me. Currently, I am only in the fourth week of my
programming class, so my experience is very limited.

I just bought, waiting to be delivered, two books that will help me out:

1. Murach's Structured COBOL - for the current class that I am taking now.

2. Murach's OS/390 and Z/OS JCL - for the JCL class next quarter

3. will possibly order Murach's book for COBOL subfilles too

How would I go about in finding out if I have the option to set up a AS/400
printer client?

What information would you like to know pertaining to the software that is
possibly running on the schools AS/400 mainframe(s)? Please let me know what
you in regards to software applications, version numbers, etc. and I will do
my best to find this information out for you.

The information below is what I now so far without having to list every
piece of software on the system. Please bear in mind, I have only started
with mainframes since  the start of May of this year.

Mainframe - AS/400 V4R4
Emualation - 5250

Thanks,

Eric
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