Spool input ports and device drivers

Printers

To direct output files from Windows programs to the spool, you must define a Windows printer to process the files and add them to BARR/SPOOL.

Input port and device driver choices

You can use these ports and device drivers to route data into the spool. The following lists show the available input ports and the available device drivers.

Port

Device Drivers

Barr Spool port

Printer-specific driver

 

Barr EBCDIC driver

 

Barr Jobs to Mainframe driver

Valid input port and device driver combinations

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Port and Device Driver Combinations

Input port and device driver examples

The file’s intended outbound destination affects your inbound Windows printer definitions.

Port and Device Driver Pairs

Common Uses

Barr Spool port and Barr EBCDIC printer driver

Print to a line printer or S/390 channel-attached printer. This is the most flexible format. (Requires the BARR/PRINT390 module)

Barr Spool port and Barr Jobs to Mainframe printer driver

Route the file to the host

Barr Spool port and printer-specific driver

Write to a specific type of printer

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