View Overprinting from a Green-Screen Session

Hey, Ted:

Sometimes when working remotely I have a printer emulation session. Other times I don't. The lack of printer support is a problem when I view reports that include underlined or highlighted (double-struck) fields. When I view such a report using the Display Spooled File (DSPSPLF) command, OS/400 sends message CPI3420 ("Overprinting not displayed.") and I cannot view all the data. Is there any way for me to view overprinting from a green-screen display session?

--Mike

I know where you're coming from, Mike. I've been there myself on many occasions.

Yes, you can view overprinting in a green-screen session, sort of.

Create a program-described database file with a record length one greater than your report.

CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/SPLF) RCDLEN(133)

Use the Copy Spooled File (CPYSPLF) command to copy the report to the database file. Specify CTLCHAR(*FCFC) to include forms control characters in the first position of the copied data.

CPYSPLF FILE(QAD21P) TOFILE(QTEMP/SPLF) +
   JOB(999999/JOBUSER/JOBNAME) +
   SPLNBR(1) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)

Use the Display Physical File Member (DSPFFM) command to view the database file.

DSPPFM FILE(QTEMP/SPLF)

Look for a plus sign (+) in column 1. Any record that begins with a plus sign overstrikes the previous record when printed. In the following example, the value "Joe Smith" is double-struck and the value "Lost Angeles" is underlined.

1  493  Joe Smith     
+       Joe Smith     
        Lost Angeles  
+       ______________

--Ted

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