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Modifying the Output Control Character

If you design a user exit routine that modifies or provides the output control character, you can only specify PSS control characters. This is because PSS later translates this control character to a valid printer control character before it sends the data to a system printer. Valid PSS control characters are:

X'00'

Advances 0 (zero) lines. This is for an overstrike.

X'FF'

Advances to a new page. This is for a form feed.

X'nn'

Advances nn lines, where nn is a number from 01 through FE (254).