Use this tab to configure output statements, headers from data, and
code pages for FTP Manager, Print Utility, and BARR/PRINT TCP/IP. We do
not recommend using output statements and headers from data together.
If you want to use both of these options, however, select
your settings carefully.
BARR/PRINT TCP/IP users can access this tab when they modify LPD
and Socket properties. FTP
Manager users can access this tab when they configure
connections. Print Utility users can access this tab when they add
files to the spool.
In some instances in-file processing may appear
to be inconsistent. It is, however, consistent with the order of settings
within the data. For more information on the order in which settings are
processed, refer to the In-file
processing appears to be inconsistent common questions topic.
If you send a file that contains a header field, the settings within that
header will be applied, ignoring Print Utility’s settings. This will usually
occur with files originally spooled using Barr DOS products or previously
archived BARR/SPOOL jobs.
The Barr output statement is a feature
used to provide information typically used for printing a file, such as
job name, form name, file name, copies, priority, and class. You insert
the information in the file before it is received to the computer. BARR/SPOOL
extracts the data from the file and either stores it in the spool header
or deletes it, depending on the option selected. The output statement
is useful when other methods for obtaining print instructions are not
available.
The horizontal
placement of the output statement varies depending on the type of data
being sent.
Processing
If you choose to use output statements, the information
from the output statement is removed from the data and either stored in
the spool header or it is deleted, depending on the option selected. Remember
to include the output statement in the file before the file is received
to the computer.
Ignore and leave in data – Output statements
are ignored and left in the data.
Remove and save in header
– If
an output statement is detected, it is removed from the data and the information
is stored in the spool header.
Remove
– If
an output statement is detected, it is removed from the data and deleted.
Keep data prior
When you enable the output statement, all lines up to and
including the output statement are deleted from the file. Select this
option to prevent data loss.
To use this
feature, you must change the program that produces the data so it adds
the output statement to the data file. If the file does not include the
output statement, all data from the file is deleted and a warning message
displays on the console.
BARR/PRINT
TCP/IP users: Define an exclusive LPD queue or TCP/IP socket port
called OUTPUT to handle data containing
output statements. This will help avoid potential data loss by reminding
you to include an output statement in the file before the file is received
to the computer.
Headers from data
Headers from data allows you to extract information from a specified
location in a data file and place it into a specified header
field.
Provides advanced options for discarding records and selecting code
pages.
Records to remove
Allows you to delete a specified number of records from
the beginning of the file. If an FCB is in the records to be removed,
the FCB is not removed or counted. For example, if you set Records
to remove equal to 5 and record 4 is an FCB, records 1, 2, 3, 5,
and 6 are removed.
A common application for this option is to delete the first
two records of a punch file: the blank card and the file separator card.
Another way to eliminate the beginning separator records is to modify
the host definition or issue a host command. For example, specify NOSEP
on the JES2 Remote Printer or Remote Punch statement to eliminate separator
cards between mainframe data sets. Or issue this JES2 Remote Set command
at software startup: $T
PR1, S=N. The maximum value for this field is 32767.
Code Pages button
Click to display the Select
Code Pages dialog box and select an incoming code page and outgoing
code page for your file. Typically, you do not need to use a code page.
Code pages are required only for special programs or printing needs, such
as printing foreign character sets.
In some instances in-file processing may appear
to be inconsistent. It is, however, consistent with the order of settings
within the data. For more information on the order in which settings are
processed, refer to the In-file
processing appears to be inconsistent common questions topic.
