Print spoolfiles via pdf streaming

Last Updated on 24 September 2019 by Roberto De Pedrini This operative system’s function is not so popular but you can save some money printing AFPDS spool files to non-IPDS printers: all you need is a printer who can print pdf in streaming (pdf direct). Here are the steps: spooled by a program is generated it is released to a virtual printer the latter converts it to pdf on the fly using the QSYSPRT syst em prtf at the same time, the qsysprt spool in the f ormat of “ USERASCII” is turned to a second print queue it turns it over to the physical printer Here are the steps you need to take to implement the configuration First, you need to create the printing device that points to the physical …