RE: Printing Issue: Using QPRINT

[Winchester Terry <terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

Comments inline.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Tubbs [mailto:eatubbs@email.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 9:04 PM
> To: cobol400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Printing Issue: Using QPRINT
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Would it be good practice when you assign a file to print to
> keep the QPRINT file name standard across all of your
> programs? In my textbook for class, it says you can be able
> to create you own printer files using the crtprtf command.

QPRINT is a print file (PRTF) available on all 400's.
It is easy to use for generic printing and generally
allows your code to follow ANSI standards.  However,
if you create your own PRTF using DDS you gain more
flexibility - at the expense of the ANSI standard :(

> Do you find yourselves making custom printer files for your
> client(s)?  Do you have a set standard that you follow
> exclusively?

We use custom print files (via CRTPRTF) when creating
special reports requiring characteristics like
underlining, bold face, fonts and barcodes.

> My thoughts on this subject are that the QPRINT
> file seems to me to be a generic name and would be hard to
> associate with your actual program(s).

Actually, its quite easy :)  Let me know if
you need examples.

> From a newbies viewpoint, I would like to have your valued input.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric

Long live the newbies :-)

Terry