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DEFINE OUTPUT DESTINATION NETWORK Command

This command defines default settings for the specified network printer. The settings include:

• Width of the print line
• Printing a header and trailer page
• Initial and final formfeed control
• Maximum number of prints per transaction

These values override the actual printer settings. This syntax is positional. You can specify multiple options, but they must be in the order shown in the following diagram.

►►─ DEFINE ─ OUTPUT ─ DESTINATION ─ NETWORK ─ dest ───────────────────────────►

   ┌─────────────────────┐
 ►─▼─┬─────────────────┬─┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
     ├─ WIDTH ─ width ─┤
     ├─ HEADER ─ opt ──┤
     ├─ TRAILER ─ opt ─┤
     ├─ FF ─ opt ──────┤
     └─ PERTASK ─ num ─┘

dest

The printer destination name.

WIDTH width

The width of the print line. For network printers, the value can be 80-250. Specify 0 to reset the width to the default setting.

HEADER opt

Defines whether a header page prints. Specify YES to print a header page and NO to suppress printing a header page. The default is YES.

TRAILER opt

Defines whether a trailer page prints. Specify YES to print a trailer page and NO to suppress printing a trailer page. The default is YES.

FF opt

(Network printer only.) Controls the PSS-generated formfeeds at the beginning and end of an output.

YES

Issues formfeed at the start and end of print.

NO

Suppresses formfeeds.

HEADER

Issues formfeed at the start of print.

TRAILER

Issues formfeed at the end of print.

PERTASK num

(Network printer only.) Specifies the maximum number of outputs that can process during one print transaction for a specified printer.

Note: PSS supports network printers that are 328x or compatible and that recognize the following printer control orders:

• Forms Feed (FF) : X'0C'
• Carriage Return (CR) : X'0D'
• New Line (NL) : X'15'
• End of Message (EM) : X'19'

For more detailed information on the FF opt and PERTASK num options, see Network Printer Definition Considerations.