Use Workstation Customizing Objects to Control Printing

Dear Readers:

Every once in a while, a printing problem creeps up on the iSeries that doesn't have an apparent solution. Workstation customizing objects often provide the key to solving these printer woes. If you have some printing issues that you think can't be resolved, or you don't know what workstation customizing objects do, this tip is for you.

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Extract Reports from Disk Files

Hey, Ted:

I have a file that was created on an OS/390 mainframe and saved as a dataset (disk file). The file is a copy of a printed report, complete with carriage control characters. I downloaded the file to my iSeries and saved it as a physical file. How can I convert the file to a spool file?

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Reader Feedback and Insights: More About Strings

Hey, Ted:

The %STR() built-in function supports C-style strings (or "null terminated strings") just as you described ["Variable-Length Character Data"]. The other variable-length string with the VARYING keyword was described perfectly, except, traditionally, this type of value is often referred to as a "Pascal string."