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Help File Printout

You can print the Help file once it is loaded from the distribution tape using the JCL shown in this section. The following list contains some Help file facts and tips:

• The input to the program is the VSAM KSDS file that was loaded from the distribution tape.
• The program prints one screen image per page. The output is over 1000 pages.
• The printout is formatted as 81-byte fixed length records; the first byte contains the ANSI print control character, such as 1 for new page or a plus sign, +, to overprint the same line.
• It is produced in uppercase and lowercase to enhance readability.
• If your printer cannot handle lowercase characters specify PARM=UPPER in the EXEC statement of the JCL as shown in the following example.

  //PRINHELP JOB.... 
  //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IN25PRIH,REGION=256K  
  //STEPLIB DD DSN=YOUR.INTRTST.LOADLIB,DISP=SHR
  //PROTHLF DD DSN=INTRTSTV.PROTHLF,DISP=SHR 
  //OUTPUT DD SYSOUT=A
  //