Yes there is a way. We use VVP ( VTAM VIRTUAL PRINTER ) to emulate the VTAM printer. VVP is from MacKaenny Systems. The output from IMS gets queued to the JES Spool and then we define A VPS node to redirect output to an IP printer.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Denis Gäbler Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: How to redirect IMS MFS (3270P/SCS1) printers to File? Hi List, I am posting this question here, because I think it is more VTAM related than it has anything to do with IMS. I was wondering if there is a way to redirect IMS MFS (3270P/SCS1) printers to a file or spool without loosing the formatting? There is a connection between the SNA node and an IMS LTERM but I don't have good enough knowledge to have an insight about the details, now I was wondering if there is a way to tell Communication Server that an SNA node (or PTERM) is to be redirected, e.g. to JES SPOOL or to a file, or are there any tools on the market which allow to redirect output for an MFS Printer to a PDF or file? Thanks in advance. Denis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
