Press the HELP key for more information when you are in the PC5250 File/Printer Setup menu. The "Print to Disk -Separate" option makes a new file for each spooled file using the Directory Path/File naming convention requested. The spooled file data is appended to the end of the existing Path/File name specified in the setup. The "Print to Disk - Append" option receives the i5/OS spooled file and automatically adds the spooled file to the Directory Path/File name specified when you configured and setup your windows driver to use this option. These are in addition to the "Print to File" option. The IBM iSeries Access for Windows PC5250 printer emulated session has 2 options available under the PC5250 File/Printer Setup menu that I would like to have more information on. New, Configuring PC5250 Printer Session to Print to a PC Text File: When you see the Error Message window, indicated by PCSPD093, remove the cause of the error and push the Retry button the print-to-disk operation will restart. specified disk is write-protectedĭrive not ready. Push the OK button until the menus disappear.ĭuring the print-to-disk operation, various file I/O errors could occur:Īccess denied. If you specify the name of an existing file, subsequent print jobs will be appended to the data in the original file.ĩ. Specify a file-name and the drive and path. If you did not choose a PDT file, the Print-to-Disk option will be grayed.Ĩ. If you do not do so, the Print-to-Disk option will not be available. Choose Print to Disk from the list-box and check the option Use PDT file if it is not already checked.ĥ. The Printer Setup window appears, showing a list of all the available printers.ģ. Choose Printer Setup from the File pull-down menu. Choose File from the WorkStation-window menu-bar.Ģ.
Print-to-Disk is not available for the Print Graphics function.ġ. You must use PDT mode for Print-to-Disk you cannot use the printer drivers.įor host-directed printing, you must have a printer session configured this must be set up to print to disk. Host-directed printing (LU type 1 or type 3) Print-to-Disk is available for the following print operations: The function has an advantage over the print-to-disk function provided by printer drivers - it does not over-write jobs that have already been saved in the PC file, so that multiple host files can be saved in a single PC file. The Print-to-Disk function allows you to save a host print-job or the contents of the session window (print screen) to a PC file instead of printing it on paper. This document provides information on the 'Print to Disk - Append' and 'Print to Disk - Separate' options with PC5250 display and printer sessions.ĭocument New, Configuring PC5250 Printer Session to Print to a PC Text File:
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