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Printer Exit Definition Example

This example directs the output for a PSM print request, assigned to the printer named DSEXIT, to the member TEST1 in the data set PROD.PSM.DATA. The record length of this data set is 80. Overlay lines in the data are removed.

 PROD1--------------------- PSM : Printer Definition ---------------------------
 Command ===>                                                    Function=BROWSE
                                                                                
   Printer Name ... DSEXIT                                                      
   Type ........... EXIT               (JES, VTAM, ALIAS, EXIT)                 
   Description .... Print to a data set                                         
   Lower Case? .... YES                (Yes or No)                              
   Line Limit ..... 0                  (0 to 999999)                            
   Form Name .....+ FORM0                                                       
 ALIAS Printer                                                                  
   Real Name .....+                    (Real printer name)                      
 JES Printer                                                                    
   Destination ....                    (destid.userid)                          
   Output Class ...                    (A to Z, 0 to 9)                         
 VTAM Printer                                                                   
   LU Name ........                                                             
   Logmode ........                                                             
 EXIT                                                                           
   Exit Name ...... $PSDS81Z                                                    
   Exit Data ...... DSN=PROD.PSM.DATA(TEST1) LRECL=80                           
                    SKIP0=DISCARD                                               

Note: Previous references to parameters WKVOL, CYL, and LIST in the exit data are no longer required. Remove them from the printer definition before using $PSDS81Z or $PSDS81X, or the print request fails.