Printer Exit Modules

The printer modules print separator pages containing the file originator's user ID in block characters and an identifier line. The printer exit modules are:
ASCXDSOE
DS180 Matrix Printer from Datasouth
ASCXDWRE
LA120 DECwriter Printer from DEC
ASCXONE
Generic ASCII printer
ASCXPROP
IBM Proprinter
ASCXPSE
PostScript printer
ASCXSPWE
NEC 3515 Spinwriter Printer

The TAG and SPOOL commands are valid for ASCII printers and produce the following effects on the processing of the printer exit modules. In addition, if a file is sent from an NJE network, the external writer name can be used to specify the userid value.

CP Command Exit Module Processing
tag dev cuu nodeid standard If STANDARD, options other than those listed below, or no options are specified on a CP TAG command, the spool file is in EBCDIC and contains printable characters. The exit routines translate each print record from EBCDIC to ASCII.
tag dev cuu nodeid aplf The spool file is in EBCDIC and contains 3270 APL characters. The APL characters are printed, if an APL character set is available.
tag dev cuu nodeid ascii The spool file is in ASCII. Control characters, such as linefeed and carriage return, are interpreted. No EBCDIC to ASCII translation occurs.
tag dev cuu nodeid asciic The spool file is in ASCII; no EBCDIC to ASCII translation occurs. Control characters, such as linefeed and carriage return, are not interpreted. The control characters are printed as a character corresponding to a X'2A' (a # in most cases).
tag dev cuu nodeid asciinoc The spool file is in ASCII; no EBCDIC to ASCII translation occurs. RSCS does not add any control characters.
Notes:
  1. The IBM Proprinter and the NEC 3515 Spinwriter Printer do not support the APLF option of the TAG command.
  2. The TAG command ASCIINOC option is supported only by the ASCXPROP sample routine.
  3. The ASCXONE sample routine supports only the ASCII and ASCIIC options of the TAG command.

The IBM Proprinter requires a carriage return line-feed. However, if you use the ASCXPROP routine with a device that does not require control characters, you should specify the ASCIINOC option on the TAG command. Also, the IBM Proprinter uses a compressed font to print class C files and files with the file type LISTING.