cicsprnt command reference

The tasks and associated parameters that the cicsprnt command supports.

cicsprnt [-s[=servername]|-r[=servername]]
[-t=[initialtransid]]
[-m=modelname]
[-n=netname]
[-p=printcmd|-f=printfile]
[-q|-w]
[-j]
[-z]
[-b]
[-?]

The following table shows the tasks and associated parameters that the cicsprnt command supports:

Option	Description
-?	Display help.
-b	Causes blank lines in the data stream to be printed.
-f	Specify a file to which print files are appended. The default location is `<install_path>\bin` on Windows and `<install_path>/bin` on UNIX and Linux®.
-j	Issue one print job per transaction.
-m and -n	Define the 3270 printer terminal emulator characteristics.
-p	Determine the print file processing.
-q	Inhibit all output messages.
-r and -s	Start a 3270 print terminal emulator.
-t	Specify the initial transaction.
-w	Wait for confirmation before completing.
-z	Suppress the insertion of a blank character between single-byte and double-byte characters.

Issue the cicsprnt command once with all the parameters you require, as shown in this example:

   cicsprnt -s=CICSTSW -n=P123 -t=XPRT -f=clprint.txt -q

In this example:

-s=CICSTSW: A 3270 print terminal emulator is started for the server CICSTSW.
-n=P123: The 3270 print terminal emulator characteristics are defined by the terminal definition P123.
-t=XPRT: The initial transaction is XPRT.
-f=clprint.txt: The print file to which print requests are appended is clprint.txt, in the default location (<install_path>\bin on Windows and <install_path>/bin on UNIX and Linux).
-q: The display of messages output by the command is disabled.

You must specify at least one of these parameters:

-n=netname
-m=modelname

All other parameters are optional, and defaults are taken from the configuration file. Full details of the parameters are given in cicsprnt options.

On Windows the cicsprnt process runs as a minimized window, which can be enlarged to view the printer status. Use the pull-down menu to terminate the print function.