define exactly what is a print file?

[wonminh]

hi all
i want to know exactly what is a print file? and what is display file? so who know please answer for me.
thanks you so much

[jamief]

Re: define exactly what is a print file?

well simply..... A print file is a group of definitions used to print a report from and a display file is used by RPG or CL to present data to a user.

[FaStOnE]

Re: define exactly what is a print file?

Sorry Jamie .. you didn't Point your toes .. I'm going to have to give you a 7.5 on that answer.


:P

[tomholden]

Re: define exactly what is a print file?

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[wonminh]

Re: define exactly what is a print file?

thank you so much, i think i had find for define what is a printer file.
technically speaking, a printer file doesn’t pass information from the program to the printer, but to a spool file in an output queue, to avoid unnecessary confusion, however, the popular printer file term will be used.
Printer files do more than pass information to a printer, they also format the data by adhering to the record format definition, They also contain a number of printer settings necessary to print the report successfully.
For example you can create a printer file for printing purchase order forms, when you create the printer file (using the Create Printer File [CRTPRTF] command), you tell the system what form type to use, how many lines long the forms, how many characters wide, whether to skip unprintable characters, and the name of the default output queue or printer device.
From then on, each time you run a program that writes to that printer file, the system remember all the printer settings and automatically generates a spool file matcher them, you don’t have to remember the setting.
Printer file don’t offer as many bells and whistles as display file because printers are not capable of receiving input or presenting text in blinking characters, for example. Printer files can still simplify the generation of bar codes and provide two special effects: underlining and highlighting (by printing more than once on the same spot).
You can design printer files by entering the DDS specifications directly with (Source Entry Utility) SEU but there is another way, using IBMs Report Layout Utility (RLU). IBM’s CODE Designer, or similar tools from other companies.