II04657: DW370 V2 PPSCS VS. SCS DATA STREAM WHEN USING A PROPRINTER AS A CICS SYSTEMS PRINTER.

APAR status

• Closed as canceled.

Error description

• NEW WITH DISPLAYWRITE/370 VERSION 2.1.0 IS THE PERSONAL PRINTER
  SCS (PPSCS).  THIS FLASH IS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE READER IN
  UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PPSCS DATA STREAM AND THE
  SCS DATA STREAM.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PRINTING WITH
  DW370, REFERENCE 'DISPLAYWRITE/370 VERSION 2 PRINTING GUIDE'
  SH12-5659.
  THIS EXPLANATION IS THE RESULT OF ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A PROPRINTE
  A CICS SYSTEMS PRINTER.  THE LDE WITH TYPE=SCS WORKED BUT THE
  FONT/PITCH WAS DETERMINED BY THE PC3270 SET-UP.  TO CHANGE THE
  DEFAULT PITCH THE PDF FILE FOR THE PRINTER (4207.PDF) WAS EDITED
  TO CHANGE THE JOB START STRING, RE-COMPILED AND RE-CONFIGURED.
  THE LDE WITH TYPE=PPSCS DID NOT WORK AT ALL.  IN FACT, IT HUNG
  THE DEVICE TO VTAM REQUIRING THE RESTART BE ISSUED TWICE BEFORE
  IT WAS FREE TO PRINT.
  DW/370'S NORMAL SCS DATA STREAM DOES NOT DO FONT SELECTION, I.E.
  THE PRINT DENSITY CONTROL IS NOT PART OF THE DATA STREAM. THERE-
  FORE THE DOCUMENT IS PRINTED IN THE FONT, SET UP ON THE PRINTER.
  DW/370'S V2 PPSCS DATA STREAM MAKES USE OF AN ENHANCED SCS
  PRINTER DATA STREAM, SUCH AS THE USE OF THE PRINT DENSITY,
  PRINT QUALITY SELECTION AND THE PRINT PRESENTATION MEDIA.
  THIS TYPE OF PRINTER DATA STREAM (IN CONTRAST TO THE NORMAL
  DW/370 SCS DATA STREAM) IS  O N L Y  SUPPORTED WITH CONVENIENCE
  PRINTERS UNDER CICS, LIKE PERSONAL PRINTERS 5204, 5202, 4019
  ATTACHED TO IBM INFOWINDOW TERMINALS.
  PERSONAL PRINTERS LIKE PROPRINTERS, DRIVEN BY PC3270, ONLY
  PRINT DW/370 NORMAL SCS DATA STREAM (DW/370 LDE TYPE SCS).
  IN NON-CICS ENVIRONMENTS, DW/370'S PPSCS DATA STREAM CAN ONLY BE
  FILED.
  THE REASON PPSCS DATA STREAM DOES NOT PRINT IS THAT
  THE PRINT PRESENTATION MEDIA CONTROL (PPM) IS NOT SUPPORTED WHEN
  THE PRINTER IS DRIVEN BY PC3270. THIS CONTROL MAKES USE OF
  PAPER BIN SELECTION AND FORM CONTROL. MOST OF THE PROPRINTERS
  DO NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. THE CODE FOR THE PPM CONTROL IS
  AS FOLLOWS: 2B D2 COUNT 48 AND OTHER DATA. THIS IS
  NOT THE SET PRINT DENSITY CONTROL, AS ASSUMED BY PC3270.
  

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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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