Re: printer control character in print file records

Michael,

Having programmed in both environments over the years, I think you'll find the
iSeries method easier to deal with.  All you need be concerned about is the
print line content and the system takes care of spacing controls independent of
the print output line.  So, if you have a 132 column report, just define a
printer file with a record length of 132.

I hope that's clear.

Rich Loeber
Kisco Information Systems
http://www.kisco.com
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Michael Rosinger wrote:

This is related to my other post concerning print lines greater than 132...

In the mainframe world, there is a COBOL compiler option (ADV/NOADV) which
deals with the placement of printer control characters for print lines. If
ADV is specified, the compiler adds one byte to the record length to account
for the printer control character. ADV is only meaningful if you use
WRITE...ADVANCING in the source code. If NOADV is in effect, the assumption
is that the print line has already reserved a byte for the printer control
character.

I've searched through what I can find are the available compiler options for
COBOL/ILE and I don't see anything comparable to ADV/NOADV.

How is the printer control character handled on the iSeries? Is this
something the average iSeries COBOL program needs to be concerned with?

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Regards,

Michael Rosinger
Systems Programmer / DBA
Computer Credit, Inc.
640 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27101
336-761-1524
m rosinger at cciws dot com

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